Photo: Halloween Spice Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Butter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Directions
For the cake: Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice.
In a large bowl, beat the sugars, oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract to blend. Add the dry ingredients and stir until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake for 10 minutes. Unmold the cake and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into slices for serving.
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By tlmurphy87
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on January 05, 2012
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Delicious, easy, and did I mention yummy? Mine took longer to cook as well, but it was only slightly dark and it didn't effect the taste. It is one of those recipes you can add your own little touch to as well.
By rargrrarg_12905035
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on January 04, 2012
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LOVE! I make it into muffins and add some diced apples and put a simple streusel on top. We make a batch every week.
By kmdfoodie
New York, NY
on October 31, 2011
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I love this bread!! Yes, it takes much longer to bake than the recipe says (mine took 1 hour and 5 mins. and yes, the top and sides did get slightly overdone but - the bread is delicious and VERY easy to make. The top and sides got the consistency of a cookie - nothing terrible. Next time, I'm going to try and cover it half way through baking to see if I can get the middle cooked without crisping the outer shell.
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