Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with our Buttermilk Spice Cake adorned with a luscious Penuche Frosting. This classic cake recipe combines the perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors, while the frosting adds a rich, buttery, and caramel-like taste that will tantalize your taste buds. With step-by-step instructions and a detailed ingredient list, this recipe ensures a perfect baking experience for both novice and seasoned bakers. We'll guide you through the process of creating a moist and tender cake infused with warm spices, topped with a velvety frosting that will leave you craving more. Additionally, discover variations of this classic recipe, including a gluten-free version, a vegan version, and a funfetti version for a colorful twist. Get ready to impress your loved ones with this delectable treat that's perfect for any occasion.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SUPER MOIST SPICE CAKE
Homemade and super moist spice cake with tangy cream cheese frosting. Such an easy recipe packed with TONS of flavor!
Provided by Sally
Categories Cake
Time 5h
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 9×13 inch pan. I always use this glass pan.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and other spices together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk the oil, brown sugar, applesauce, eggs, vanilla extract, and molasses (if using) together in a medium bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until combined. Fold in the shredded apple until combined.
- Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Baking times vary, so keep an eye on yours. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If you find the top of the cake is browning too quickly in the oven, loosely cover it with aluminum foil.
- Remove the cake from the oven and set on a wire rack. Allow to cool completely. After about 45 minutes, I usually place it in the refrigerator to speed things up.
- In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add 3 confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then switch to high speed and beat for 2 minutes. If you want the frosting a little thicker, add the extra 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar (I add it). Spread the frosting on the cooled cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving. This helps sets the frosting and makes cutting easier.
- Cover leftover cake tightly and store in the refrigerator for 5 days.
SPICE CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING
Here's a delicious recipe for an old-fashioned spice cake with a yummy frosting. Enjoy!
Provided by countryatheartrecipes
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. Set aside.
- In mixing bowl, cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs one at a time and beat for 2 minutes. Add orange juice and buttermilk alternately with flour mixture and beat for another 2 minutes. Stir in chopped nuts. Pour mixture into greased oblong cake pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool before frosting.
SCRUMPTIOUS PENUCHE FROSTING
This scrumptious caramel-flavored frosting is the perfect frosting for any yummy cake. It is perfect on basic yellow cake as well as homemade pound cake. Some love it on chocolate cake as well.
Provided by HappyBakerBrittany
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings
Time 40m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half cream and salt and return to a boil, continuing to stir. Remove the caramel from the heat and allow to cool to lukewarm, then add vanilla.
- Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer until smooth, being careful not to over-beat. If the frosting becomes too thick, hot water can be added to thin it out. Spread over a cooled cake and sprinkle with pecans. Allow the frosting to set before serving, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.7 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 11.1 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 31 mg, Sugar 19.2 g
BUTTERMILK SPICE CAKE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream the brown sugar and butter. With the mixer running, add the oil in a steady stream. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt into a medium-size mixing bowl. Alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the batter, mixing well. With the electric mixer, in another large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then fold them into the cake batter. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake until the center springs back when touched, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on wire racks. After the cakes have cooled, invert them onto sheets of parchment paper. Slice each cake in half and set aside.
PUMPKIN SPICE BUNDT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK ICING
When the pumpkin pie is gone, but you've only just begun to get your fill of pumpkin desserts, this bundt will fill the void quite nicely (and the somewhat more assertive spices will welcome the season ahead). Best of all, the flavors continue to develop and the cake tastes even better a few days after it's baked, so it's perfect to have on hand at this time of year, when guests tend to drop in unexpectedly.
Categories Cake Mixer Dairy Egg Vegetable Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Squash Pumpkin Fall Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Make cake:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter bundt pan generously, then dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Whisk together flour (2 1/4 cups), baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together pumpkin, 3/4 cup buttermilk, and vanilla in another bowl.
- Beat butter (1 1/2 sticks) and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, then add eggs and beat 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add flour and pumpkin mixtures alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth.
- Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top, then bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then invert rack over cake and reinvert cake onto rack. Cool 10 minutes more.
- Make icing:
- While cake is cooling, whisk together buttermilk and confectioners sugar until smooth. Drizzle icing over warm cake, then cool cake completely. Icing will harden slightly.
OLD-FASHIONED SPICE CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING
My fraternal grandmother make this cake for my dad, every year on his birthday, in the 1930s and 1940s.
Provided by Carol Michels @Damselicious
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- CAKE: Cream shortening, butter, and brown sugar. Gradually add eggs. Sift flour, soda, salt, and spice and alternate with milk. Add dates and nuts. Bake in 9-inch layers at 350°F for 30 minutes. Cool, then frost with Penuche Frosting.
- FROSTING: Melt butter in medium saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk and heat to boiling. Remove from heat; cool and beat in powdered sugar.
- NOTES: I believe that the reason for 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening was economy. All butter would probably work well, too. Margarine contains liquid, so it wouldn't be the best choice. Be sure to use 9-inch cake pans, or you'll have cake everywhere. Three thinner, 8-inch cakes could probably be made instead, but I've never tried it.
KIM'S BUTTERMILK SPICE CAKE
This spice cake was inspired by a recipe from one of my mom's old cookbooks. It was my great-grandpa's favorite cake, and I used to make it for him all the time. It's a simple cake that's not too sweet, and has a rather strong spice flavor. Err on the side of underbaking the cake rather than overbaking, or it'll be dry.
Provided by Kim
Categories Spice Cake
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl until well combined.
- Cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract. Add in half of the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Pour in buttermilk, and mix until just combined. Add in remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the middle of the cake springs back lightly when touched, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, cream butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add cream cheese and beat until thoroughly combined. Mix in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, and beat until smooth after each addition. Mix in vanilla and salt. Add in heavy cream and beat until frosting is smooth, about 2 minutes. Frost cooled cake as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 586.9 calories, Carbohydrate 71.1 g, Cholesterol 131 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 19.6 g, Sodium 498.6 mg, Sugar 53.5 g
Tips:
- To make the buttermilk, combine 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar with 1 cup of milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
- For the best flavor, use freshly grated nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Be sure to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter, more tender cake.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Overbaking can result in a dry, crumbly cake.
- While the cake is baking, make the penuche frosting. To make the frosting, combine brown sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla extract in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the frosting has thickened. Remove from heat and let cool slightly before spreading on the cake.
- Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.
Conclusion:
This buttermilk spice cake with penuche frosting is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert. The cake is moist and flavorful, with a tender crumb. The penuche frosting is rich and creamy, with a hint of caramel flavor. This cake is perfect for any occasion, from a casual get-together to a special holiday dinner.
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