Oi Gente!!
My family calls this Easy Spice Cake Recipe “magic cake”! And it’s so true, you guys, this cake is so good, it’s magic. It’s like a gift made of brown sugar and spices. And when I say spices, I mean it! You’ll love how bold this spicy cake is!! Not only that, this pretty bundt spice cake will get your house smelling oh-so-gorgeous, you’ll never want to leave! Perfect for a Fall family brunch, tea/coffee time, or to end a special holiday meal.
Why I love this Easy Spice Cake Recipe
This bolo de especiarias spice cake has been at the top of my family’s Holiday baking recipes for forever now. Whether we make it for a family brunch, or use it as a centerpiece dessert during seasonal special occasions, this homemade spice cake never disappoints.
I love it because it’s perfectly moist and fluffy, it perfumes the whole house with the best seasonal spice smells in the world, and it’s super easy to make. This moist spice cake is seriously a gift our family and close friends call “magic cake.”
Everyone loves it so much, I can sometimes even use it as currency. Every time I ask my best friend Angela and her husband for a favor, they say, sure, just make us a magic cake and we’re even! Their favorite way to enjoy the magic cake is topped with Brazilian chocolate ganache, brigadeiro, just like the one I used on the Nega Maluca cake.
I personally prefer this cake all by itself, dusted with just a little powdered sugar.
I also love to lightly toast any leftovers and spread a little salted butter on top to have with a nice cup of coffee (or bourbon… or both!!) It really is magic!
I hope you see, smell and taste all the magic in this delicious cake.
Bom Apetite!
Beijinhos!! xoxo
Spice Cake Ingredients
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- milk
- corn oil
What Spices are in spice cake
- ground cinnamon
- ginger powder
- ground nutmeg
- ground cloves
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Here’s what you’ll need to make it
How to make spice cake
Preheat your oven & Prepare the pan: Anytime your baking a cake you’ll want to start by preheating your oven, so that by the time you’re done making the cake, the oven is nice and hot and ready to bake. Same goes for prepping the pan. You need to have the pan greased and floured before the batter is ready, so that your cake batter doesn’t sit there a few extra minutes with active baking powder, waiting for you to get the pan set up.
Combine the wet ingredients: Measure the oil and the milk, combine them and set aside.
Combine the dry ingredients: Add all dry ingredients, spices and all, in a big bowl, whisk everything to combine and set aside.
Mix the eggs and the sugar: Combine the eggs, the vanilla extract and the sugars, then mix until smooth.
Incorporate dry and wet ingredients into the batter: Incorporate the dry and wet ingredients, alternating them. Always start and end with the dry ingredients, alternating with 2 parts of liquid in between. So, start off by adding about a third of the dry mixture to the egg mixture, and mix to combine. Then, add half of the liquid, and mix, and repeat until everything has been incorporated.
Bake: Pour the batter into your prep’d bundt cake pan and bake until it’s done – about 35-40 mins, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out lightly crumbly to clean .
At this point your house should be smelling like pure magic!!!
Sprinkle a little powder sugar on top after the cake is completely cool, and there you go!
This spiced cake is great after:
- Creamy Pumpkin Soup Recipe
- Roasted Acorn Squash Salad
- Ham with Pineapple Sauce
- Instant Pot Pumpkin Risotto Recipe
Other easy bundt cake recipes:
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Easy Spice Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 whole eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp ginger powder
- 3 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup of corn oil
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Grease and flour a 9inch bundt cake pan
- Add all of the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, and all the spices) to a large bowl, whisk to combine and set aside
- In another smaller bowl, combine the oil and the milk, and set aside
- In another large bowl, combine the eggs, the vanilla extract, and the sugars. Mix using a hand mixer on medium to high speed, until frothy and elastic
- Then, add 1/3 of the dry ingredients mixture to the eggs mixture, and mix on low to medium to combine. Add half of the liquid ingredients, and mix on low to medium to combine. Add the second third of the dry ingredients, and mix on low to medium to combine. Add the last of the liquid, and mix on low to medium to combine. Add the last third of the dry ingredients, and mix on low to medium to combine.
- Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan, and bake bake until a cake tester/toothpick inserted to the middle comes out lightly crumbly to clean (about 35-40 mins)
- Move the cake pan to a cooling rack and let it cool for about 10 mins, then remove the cake from the pan and let it cool on the rack
- When the cake is completely cool, dust it with a little powder sugar if you'd like, and trasfer to serving plate
Magic cake because it is so so so delicious that magic happens in your body when you eat it! Hands down my favorite cake of all times. I do love it with brigadeiro on top but this cake is amazing just by itself. Love love love love it!
Ooooo!!! Once again a perfect recipe. It looks so tender and delicious!!
Awww!! Thank you, Marta 🙂 you’re too sweet! This cake is very tender and moist – I’m sure you’ll love it!
Your spice cake looks absolutely divine. I love that you suggest having it with bourbon too. We love our bourbon here in Kentucky and this sounds like the perfect pair.
Thank you, Brittany! Yes, the Bourbon lovers in your life will definitely dig this cake! The spices go stunningly well with it. Try it and tell me how it goes! xx
I love spice cake with a hot cup of coffee! I’ll have to give your recipe a try, it looks delicious.
Thanks, Tamara! It really is delicious – I’m sure you’ll love it! xx
Spice Cake is such a great Holiday dessert! This recipe looks so moist and fluffy!
I love baking and this is the perfect recipe for the Fall!! I will definitely be trying it!
So true! It’s perfect for the season!! You’ll love it 🙂
I love the idea of eating leftover slices served with bourbon!
haha this is a popular idea around here LOL!!! It’s so delicious!!
This spice cake looks delicious and I would love a slice with coffee and bourbon!!
The only thing that could have made me more convinced of how good this is, is if you made it for me and saved the time!
hahaha!!! You’re too funny!! I swear you can make it JUST as delicious I would make it for you, and in no time!!
I love all the cozy spices in this cake. And it looks beautiful too!
Thank you! And yes, this cake is a beauty in the eye and in the mouth ahahaha
Can this recipe be used to make cupcakes
Hey there, Yolanda! Great question – I haven’t personally tried baking this cake as cupcakes, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let me know if you try it and how it goes!
Hello.. your recipe was the bomb … I used ginger root instead of the powder but it was still wonderful… I had the cake with black tea and it was wonderful 😍😍😍
Yes!!!! Thanks for letting me know, Jessica!! So happy you loved it!! xx
Are there any alternatives to corn oil?
Hi there! Yes, you can use canola, or vegetable oil.
I made this Thursday and shared it with my son and daughter-in-law. We ALL loved it! Perfect – not too sweet, just right! They shared it with her mom, who asked for the recipe, and yesterday made 2 to give to family/friends! I made another one today! In less than a week this is our new family fav! Thanks for sharing!
Aww, Kathy!! What a sweet message, thank you!!! I’m so very happy to know your family loved and has now adopted this cake as your new family fave!! WOOHOO!!
I’m making this cake as I type😄 I didn’t have corn oil, so I’m using canola. We’ll see how it turns out.
Haha!! Yes! It’ll work just fine! Enjoy the cake 🙂
Made this cake for Halloween and my family LOVED it. So light and yummy. It’ll be one we serve often. I think we prefer cakes that are light and not drenched is sweet frosting. This cake is perfect for us!
That makes me so happy, Nikki!! This cake is a total hit and I’m so excited you and your family loved it too!! Thank you for sharing!
The highlight of my weekend! This cake is wonderful, I used to have it when I was little but lost the recipe ages ago – so glad you shared yours!
Yay!! That makes me so happy, Tatiana! Thanks!
So easy, and tasty too. I’m going to make it again for Thanksgiving…it will be the perfect afternoon snack with a cup of tea….while we sit around and play games by the fireplace.
Ahhh that sounds perfect, Debra! So happy you liked the recipe – thanks!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. That cake looks so yummy.