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Cinnamon Spice Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Delicious vintage spice cake recipe, seasoned with cinnamon and clove and topped with cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Cooling Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vintage spice cake, where does spice cake come from, cream cheese icing, how to store cake, how do you freeze leftover cake
Servings: 20 Slices
Calories: 310kcal
Author: Simply deLIZious Baking
Cost: $4.50

Equipment

  • Stand or Hand Mixer
  • 13x9 inch pan

Ingredients

Ingredients for Spice Cake

  • ¾ cup Shortening
  • 2 cups Brown Sugar
  • 2 Eggs beaten
  • 2⅓ cups All Purpose Flour sifted
  • ¾ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1¼ cups Buttermilk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Ingredients for Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 6 ounces Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 3 Tbs Butter room temperature
  • 3½ cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • ½ Tbs Milk If icing is to thick

Instructions

Instructions for Spice Cake

  • Grease 13x9 inch pan
  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Combine shortening and sugar until creamy.
  • Add eggs and beat until fluffy
  • Sift dry ingredients together
  • Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to 1¼ cups of buttermilk.
  • Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk. Beat well after each addition.
  • Add vanilla
  • Pour into greased 13x9 pan
  • Bake at 350° for 40 to 50 minutes
  • Cool and frost.

Instructions for Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  • Add powdered sugar and mix well.
  • Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
  • If icing is to thick to effectively spread add ½ Tbs to 1 Tbs milk and mix well.
  • Spread icing on cooled cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcal