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.

What does spice cake taste like?

A spice cake is very similar to a carrot or pumpkin spice cake, minus the carrots or pumpkins! It's a super moist, slightly dense cake packed with spices such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Some variations (like mine) also have applesauce mixed in, which adds an additional depth of flavour to the cake.

What is a krydderkake?

Krydderkake is Norwegian for "spice cake." It's traditionally made with cultured milk (like kefir) and a blend of spices including, but not limited to, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and ginger.

Why does carrot cake taste like spice cake?

This family favorite Carrot Cake is flavored like a spice cake, with cinnamon and ginger. It avoids fruity additions like raisins or pineapple and instead maximizes the amount of shredded carrots in the batter. Then, at the end, it calls for a handful of toasted walnut pieces.

What spices can be substituted for allspice?

Substitutes for Allspice include using a combination of cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon as well as similar spice blends such as pumpkin pie spice (with some added pepper to achieve the savory notes of allspice) or apple pie spice.

Why is my spice cake dry?

If you have too much flour in a recipe and not enough fat, like butter or oil, your cake is going to be dry and hard. For best results, I would encourage you to use a scale when baking, but if you don't have a scale, then just make sure you're using measuring cups correctly.

Is mixed spice the same as cake spice?

Because mixed spice is so frequently used in British holiday baked goods and puddings, it is sometimes referred to as "cake spice" or "pudding spice." It is also incorporated into cookies, pancakes, breads, and fruit salads.

Why not use butter in carrot cake?

Carrot cake is oil-based, rather than butter-based. This keeps it moist and helps it last for days. Unfortunately, it also means you lose the leavening power that creaming butter and sugar would bring. (Creaming, or beating together the two ingredients on high speed, aerates the butter.)

Why is it called spice cake?

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.

What is in mixed spice seasoning?

Here is a typical blend of spices used to make mixed spice: 1 Tbs ground allspice. 1 Tbs ground cinnamon. 1 Tbs ground nutmeg. 2 tsp ground mace. 1 tsp ground cloves. 1 tsp ground coriander. 1 tsp ground Ginger. Blend all spices together, and store in a sealed jar away from light.

What is a substitute for cake spice?

What can you use in place of cake spice? Feel free to substitute cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice, if you do not want make a cake spice mix.

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Mixed Spice Apple Cake - a light healthier cake with fresh apples, sultanas and a hint of spices.

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Yummy Apple Cake

A perfect cake to make and enjoy when you have some apples that need to be used up. A slice of this is perfect with a cuppa as an afternoon treat.

You can even serve it with a little light cream or custard for a more decadent treat - yum!!!

Substitutes for Sultanas in Cake

Don't like sultanas? Sub for some chocolate chips, just don't forget to recalculate the values if you do.

I like semi-sweet or even dark chocolate chips best in this cake as they compliment the apple.

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What size cake tin for the Apple Cake?

I used a 7-inch springform cake tin to bake this cake. A 7 inch is just the right size, you don't really want one any wider or your cake will not get the right height, a 6 inch would possibly work too.

I haven't tested it as muffins, but if you want to give it a go, then make sure you reduce the cooking time, as muffin-sized cakes will take a lot less time to cook that a bigger cake.

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Can I use another type of sweetener?

You will notice in this recipe I use a granulated sweetener which is Erythritol based and is used like for like in measurement to sugar. It also doesn't have that horrible after taste that you get with certain sweeteners.

If you can't get sukrin gold, then I recommend using another Erythritol type sweetener, as this cake hasn't been tested with other sweeteners.

Other types of sweetener,are not used like for like for sugar, so you can't use them in the same measurements as I have here. However, if you do decide to give it a try with another type of sweetener, you need to look at the packaging and see what the sugar/sweetener ratio is for that brand, so you know how to adjust.

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Mixed Spice Apple Cake

Yield: SERVES 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Mixed Spice Apple Cake - a light healthier cake with fresh apples, sultanas and a hint of spices.

Ingredients

1 small apple, peeled chopped (stewed without sugar)
100g of plain (all purpose) flour
5 tablespoons of granulated sweetener
1.5 teaspoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon of salt
20g of sultanas
3 eggs
1.5 teaspoons of mixed spice
1 teaspoon of vanilla
6 tablespoons of fat free yoghurt
cooking oil spray
Icing sugar, to dust (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180c or 350f
Grease a large round sponge cake tin with coconut oil spray
Stew apple in a little water for a few mins, you want it to still have a slight bite to it and not be a puree, chop finely and set aside in a bowl to cool.
Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Separate the yolks from the egg. Then add the vanilla extract to the egg yolks, along with the sukrin, and yoghurt. Whisk until you have a smooth paste.
Add this into the flour mix and combine until smooth.
In another bowl whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Then carefully fold this into the rest of the cake mixture, until ingredients are combined (be careful not to over mix).
Fold in the apple and sultanas.
Add to the oven and bake for approx 45 mins (a skewer entered into the centre should come out clean)
When the cake is ready, remove from oven and allow to cool completely in the cake tin. Remove carefully from tin, slice into 6 equal size slices and it is ready to serve.
Enjoy!!

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Nutrition Information

Yield 6Serving Size 1 SERVING (⅙th of the cake)
Amount Per ServingCalories 121Total Fat 2.7gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gCholesterol 124mgSodium 203mgCarbohydrates 19.1gFiber 0.9gSugar 5.3gProtein 5.8g

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Chantel Mcgill says
April 14, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Made this earlier, very tasty.
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Lindy says
May 23, 2020 at 6:27 pm
Lovely cake and it was gobbled up by family in no time! I used 8 inch tin and it was cooked in 27 minutes. Lovely with light squirty cream and youngest had hers with a drizzle of icing sugar mixed with water. Cut into 8 so only 3 syns per slice. Going to try this cake as muffins next - they'd be a super breakfast or tea time snack.
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