Easy Cardamom Spice Cake Recipes

SUPER MOIST SPICE CAKE

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 CARDAMOM-COFFEE ICING

Steps:

• To make the cake:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift dry ingredients.
• In a large bowl, cream butter & sugars; add eggs one at a time; then vanilla, mixing until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
• Beat in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat until just smooth, about a minute.
• Pour into two 8-inch (or a 13x9) greased and floured pans. Bake for about 30-35 minutes for layers, 35-40 minutes for 13X9 cake, or until cake tester is removed clean.
• Remove from oven and cool on racks about 10 minutes. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.
• To make the icing:
• Heat milk and dissolve espresso powder in it, then allow it to cool.
• Beat together remaining ingredients, add coffee mixture and continue beating until fluffy.
• Ice cake when cool.

CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180c fan.
• Grease and flour a 23cm round cake tin.
• Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Add butter, egg, and milk and stir to a smooth batter.
• Pour batter into tin, smoothing the surface with a spatula.
• Bake in the lower half of the oven for approx 30 minutes.
• Let cool before removing from tin.

NORWEGIAN CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch bundt pan with butter; dust with cookie crumbs. Set aside.
• Combine flour and baking soda in small bowl; set aside.
• Place sugar and butter in bowl of electric mixer; beat until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes total.
• Beat in cardamom and cinnamon.
• Add flour mixture; beat until just combined. Add sour cream; beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes; turn out on a wire rack. Cool completely.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar.