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Lemon Glazed Spice Cake with Whipped Cream

December 9, 2009 by Joy the Baker 67 Comments

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake

I sometimes daydream about spending a day holding a sign, perched on some sort of stoop at the base of a freeway off ramp.  Totally random daydream, right?  My daydream sign holding isn’t about begging for money or protesting a cause.  No.  My signs are much more silly and benign.

In my daydream I hold a variety of signs (might as well rotate them, right!?) that say things like:

Honk if you like my bangs.

Peace is awesome.  Bombs are stupid and ugly.

My thighs and skinny jeans are not friends.

Will work for Spice Cake.

… you know… signs like that… signs that are open and honest and for strangers to smile at.

Wait…. is this a weird daydream?  This is totally a weird daydream.  Forget I mentioned anything.

Let’s just talk about cake.

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake

Yes, lemon and spice cake is an untraditional combination. I really like how a bit of lemon brightens up a spice cake situation.

There are some hidden bits about this cake that aren’t described in the naming of the cake.  This spice cake is free of butter and eggs.  If you substitute the buttermilk for soy milk, then you’ve got a happy vegan cake.  Bonus!

Because the super binding eggs and butter are missing, this cake may be a touch more crumbly than you might be used to.  It’s still light and moist and oooh so delicious.  Heck yes.

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake with Whipped Cream

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Cake:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup white whole wheat flour (you can use 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour if you don’t have wheat flour)

1 cup sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoons ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup almond oil (or any lightly colored oil)

1 cup buttermilk (if you’d like to make this vegan, use soy milk instead of buttermilk.  also add a splash of white vinegar to the wet ingredients)

Lemon Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

juice of 1 lemon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease and flour a 8×8-inch baking pan.

In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.  Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.

In a smaller bowl whisk together the oil, buttermilk (or soy milk and a splash of vinegar) and vanilla extract.  Add the wet ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients.  Fold together until the ingredients are well combined, but not overmixed.

Spread batter out into baking pan and bake for 25-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.

While the cake is baking, assemble the lemon glaze.  Mix the powdered sugar with the lemon until smooth and loose enough to drizzle easily.

When cake is done baking, remove it from the oven and use a toothpick or fork to dot holes in the warm cake.  While the cake is still warm, slowly drizzle it with lemon glaze, spreading out the glaze to create a coating that will dry and harden slightly.

Let cool to room temperature and serve topped with slightly whipped cream.

Lemon Glazed Spice Cake

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  1. margoadler

    August 4, 2016 at 5:18 am

    Delicious cake. I make it all the time, but I always have to remind myself to add the sugar because it’s not included in the instructions. One time I actually forgot it entirely and the result was pretty horrendous. I usually whisk it in with the wet ingredients, but I’m sure it would work with the dry too.

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  2. Medyum Medyum

    June 30, 2016 at 3:53 am

    My thighs and skinny jeans are not friends either! But my sweet tooth does not help the situation one bit! Ahh well! Loving your crazy daydream – so cute! medyum

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  3. Mary Ann

    October 5, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    I forgot the sugar! I forgot the sugar! It’s in the ingredient list but I can’t find it in the instructions so I just forgot to put it in. So, I made it again. And then it fell. I’m not having a good baking day! But, I’m going to take it to work anyway – I’m sure it’s delicious.

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  4. jules

    November 9, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    eating a piece of this cake right now…going for seconds…great recipe!

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  5. monkey

    March 25, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    I just tried this and it tasted sooo good! :D
    I’m just wondering if it’s supposed to be moist in the middle?
    Thank you so much for your recipes and I love your blog! So happy I came across it ^^

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  6. Oralea

    February 4, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    This looks fabulous! I’m putting it together and I see 1 cup sugar in the ingredient list but not in the instructions. I assume I mix it together with the dry ingredients… but I’m such a novice baker, I’m not sure!

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