SWIRL SPICE CAKE
This might look like a relative of coffee cake but don't be fooled. The layer of streusel in this marbled loaf cake gets a complex punch of flavor from a coffee spice blend that includes dried orange peel, cardamom, and fennel seeds.
Provided by Tara O'Brady
Categories Cake Pecan Butter Egg Sour Cream Vanilla Orange Juice Breakfast snack Dessert Coffee Bake Spice
Yield Makes one 8½"x4½" loaf
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Streusel
- Whisk pecans, spice mixture, brown sugar, flour, and salt in a small bowl to combine. Drizzle in butter and mix until clumps form. Set aside.
- Cake and Assembly
- Preheat an oven to 325°F. Lightly coat an 8½x4½" loaf pan with nonstick spray. Line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on long sides. Press paper into pan, then turn over, so greased side is facing up. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and ½ tsp. salt in a medium bowl to combine.
- Beat sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on medium-high speed, scraping down sides of bowl halfway through, until very light and fluffy, 6-8 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. With motor running, add eggs one at a time, beating to incorporate and scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Reduce speed to low; add half of dry ingredients and mix just to combine. Add sour cream and vanilla and beat to combine. Add remaining dry ingredients and beat until incorporated.
- Scrape half of batter into prepared pan. Top with streusel (yes, it will look like a lot, but use all of it!), then scrape remaining batter over. Starting at a short side of the pan and working your way to the other short side, drag a butter knife back and forth from one long side to the other through batter to marble streusel; smooth surface.
- Bake cake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 80-90 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan 15 minutes. Run a small knife around edges of cake to loosen if needed, then, using parchment paper, lift out of pan onto rack. Peel away parchment. Let cake cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar and a pinch of salt in a small bowl, then mix in orange juice, adding up to a teaspoonful more if needed, until you have a thick but pourable icing. Drizzle over cake and let sit until icing is set before serving, about 15 minutes.
- Do ahead: Cake can be baked 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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Binod chattri Binod
[email protected]This is my go-to spice cake recipe! It's always a hit with my family and friends.
Ashlee Wilkes
[email protected]This cake was a bit too dense for my taste, but the flavor was good. I might try it again with a different recipe.
Petra G
[email protected]Not a fan of this recipe. The cake was bland and the frosting was too sweet.
Fun Boy
[email protected]This cake is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. I've made it for parties, potlucks, and even just for a special treat at home.
Shadow knight_250
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he's ever had.
New Funny
[email protected]This cake was a disappointment. It was dry and lacked flavor. I won't be making it again.
Itss Naomi
[email protected]This is the best spice cake I've ever had! I'll definitely be making it again and again.
Maria Cassie
[email protected]I've tried this recipe a few times now and I can't seem to get it right. The cake always turns out dry.
Sumant Shah
[email protected]A bit too sweet for my taste, but overall a good recipe.
Olaitan James
[email protected]This cake is a keeper! I've made it twice now and it's always a hit. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Robert Ibold
[email protected]Easy to make and delicious! I used a gluten-free flour blend and it still turned out great.
Alina Asifa
[email protected]Followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out great! It was a bit denser than I expected, but still very tasty.
Brady Chatelain
[email protected]This swirl spice cake was a hit at my dinner party! The flavors were perfectly balanced and the cake was moist and fluffy. I'll definitely be making this again.