Description
Spice Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting is a delightful dessert that beautifully marries the warm essence of spices with the rich, nutty flavor of brown butter in a creamy frosting. Perfect for cozy gatherings or as a sweet treat to elevate any day, this cake offers an unforgettable experience with each slice, inviting everyone to come back for more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsalted butter (brown butter)
- 8 oz cream cheese (full-fat)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two round cake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix brown sugar and eggs until well combined. Stir in vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla until smooth.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- For the frosting, brown unsalted butter until it has a nutty aroma. Let cool slightly before mixing with cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Once cooled, generously frost the cake layers with the brown butter cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 75mg