Name: Spice Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups sugar -; 1 cup raisins, chopped -; 1 cup water -; 3/4 cup butter, cubed -; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice -; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves -; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -; 4 large eggs, separated, room temperature -; 2 cups all-purpose flour -; 3 teaspoons baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda -; 3/4 cup chopped pecans -; CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: -; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -; 1/4 cup butter, softened -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; Pinch salt -; 4 cups confectioners' sugar -; Optional: Additional chopped pecans, cinnamon sticks, fresh bay leaves, fresh rosemary sprigs and confectioners' sugar -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Spice Cake

1. 1-1/2 cups sugar -

2. 1 cup raisins, chopped -

3. 1 cup water -

4. 3/4 cup butter, cubed -

5. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -

6. 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice -

7. 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves -

8. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -

9. 4 large eggs, separated, room temperature -

10. 2 cups all-purpose flour -

11. 3 teaspoons baking powder -

12. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

13. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda -

14. 3/4 cup chopped pecans -

15. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: -

16. 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened -

17. 1/4 cup butter, softened -

18. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

19. Pinch salt -

20. 4 cups confectioners' sugar -

21. Optional: Additional chopped pecans, cinnamon sticks, fresh bay leaves, fresh rosemary sprigs and confectioners' sugar -

How to cook deliciously - Spice Cake

1. Stage

In a large sauce pan, combine the sugar, raisins, water, butter, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool.

2. Stage

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks together and gradually stir in the spice mixture. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Gradually add these dry ingredients to the spice mixture, stirring until blended. Then, stir in the pecans. Next, beat the egg whites in a small bowl until soft peaks form and then fold the whites into the batter.

3. Stage

Evenly pour the bake batter into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake the cake sections at 325°F until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, which will take 35 to 40 minutes. Cool the cake sections in the pans for 10 minutes before removing them from the pans to wire racks to cool completely.

4. Stage

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together until they are fluffy. Add the vanilla and salt, then gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar and mix until everything is smooth. To decorate the cake, spread the frosting between the layers and then stack the cake. Frost over the top and sides of cake, leaving the cake slightly exposed on the side. If desired, top the cake with pecans, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, rosemary sprigs and a dusting of confectioners' sugar.