Mixed Spice Cake | Slimming Eats Recipes (2024)

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What is spice cake mix made of? ›

Contains 2% or less of: Modified Corn Starch, Cinnamon, Corn Starch, Spice, Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters, Salt, Monoglycerides, Palm Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Color Added.

PREPARING AHEAD - Best made to serve warm but can be made the day before. And, once cooked and cold, you can wrap and freeze it for a maximum of 3 months.

In the US pumpkin pie spice is a good alternative. If you want to make your own mixture then it may depend on what other spices are available to you but we would suggest starting, if possible, with 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons of ground coriander and 1 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and ground ginger.

More Fat, More Flavor

Most box cake recipes call for vegetable or canola oil. The only trouble is, these oils have almost no flavor. Replace the oil with an equal amount of melted butter (and a pinch of salt if using unsalted butter), to boost richness. For an extra decadent cake, add two tablespoons of mayonnaise.

Pure vanilla extract and pure almond extract are great options, but you could also try lemon extract or orange extract paired with fresh citrus zest. Although more expensive, vanilla bean paste or fresh vanilla beans will provide even richer flavor to a boxed mix.

Since you added cocoa powder to the cake mix, the cake could turn out dry unless you add some extra moisture. Sour cream is a fantastic way to bump up the moisture and flavor of your chocolate cake. Stir the sour cream into the batter when you add the other wet ingredients (like eggs, oil or butter, etc).

The cakes are wrapped in two layers: Press & Seal, then aluminum foil. The first layer keeps the cake tight and fresh and the aluminum foil ensures no condensation will seep in. This is also how I wrap banana bread and other quick breads, too. Double layer = maximum freshness and no freezer burn.

If you need to freeze the cake longer than a month, place each layer in a large Ziploc bag. Remove as much air as you can then seal the bag. Ziploc bags will keep out moisture from the cake better than just plastic wrap. Cakes frozen this way will stay fresh for up to 3 months.

How long does apple cake last in the fridge? ›

I've found that fresh apple cake does need to be refrigerated for freshness, particularly with the addition of the cream cheese frosting. To Store. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight storage container for up to 5 days. Let come close to room temperature prior to serving.

Spice cake is a type of cake that is traditionally flavored with a mixture of spices. The cake can be prepared in many varieties. Predominant flavorings include spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg.

British Mixed Spice Recipe (Cake Spice): Move Over Pumpkin Pie Spice Food. British Mixed Spice is a spice blend used in the U.K. that consists of cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice and mace. The spice blend is used in baking, especially around Christmastime.

Duncan Hines Spice Cake Mix.

Allspice is the dried, unripe berry from a tropical evergreen tree, Pimenta dioica, which is native to the Caribbean and parts of the central Americas. Unlike Allspice, which is a single spice, Mixed Spice is a blend of several spices, including Cinnamon, Coriander Seed, Caraway, Nutmeg, Ginger and Cloves.