Recipe for old-fashioned spice cake
The spice cake is for many a traditional cake, often associated with the older generation, grandparents, and bygone days.
But actually, the classic spice cake has made a comeback – it is both easy to prepare, stays good for several days, and can be easily frozen.
In other words, the spice cake epitomizes the perfect go-to cake when you have guests or simply want to treat the family a little.
Here is a recipe that goes through every step of making a good, old-fashioned spice cake.
Ingredients
- 75 gram Brown sugar
- 100 gram Sugar
- 175 gram Butter Soft butter
- 1 pcs. Egg
- 250 gram Wheat Flour
- 5 gram Baking Soda
- 5.2 gram Cinnamon
- 2.1 gram Cloves
- 1.8 gram Ground ginger
- 2.1 gram All Spice
- 2 gram Cardamom
- 250 gram Milk
- 120 gram Raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius (347 degrees Fahrenheit) (fan).
- Mix brown sugar, sugar, and butter together.
- Add eggs and mix it together.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and the remaining spices in a separate bowl.
- Sift the flour mixture into the bowl with sugar and butter.
- Stir well.
- Add milk and mix until the batter is uniform.
- Add raisins.
- Grease your baking form and pour the batter into it. You can use any suitable form, but the cake will rise considerably.
- Bake the cake for about an hour, until a meat skewer or similar inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool slightly before turning it out of the form.
- Once the cake is completely cool, you can cut it into slices.
Notes
TIP: The spice cake can also be split and filled with buttercream, which also gives a lovely flavor.