Chocolate Spice Cake - Spiced Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Chocolate Spice Cake - Spiced Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: baking spray; 2 cups all-purpose flour; ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 4 tsp ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (freshly grated, if possible); pinch ground cardamom; pinch black pepper (freshly cracked); ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional); 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp salt; ⅔ cup vegetable oil; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup unsulphured molasses; 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature); ¾ cup hot brewed coffee; 12 oz full-fat cream cheese (room temperature); 3/4 cup salted butter (room temperature); 5 1/4 cups powdered sugar (sifted)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:20min

The best chocolate spice cake recipe perfect for your fall and holiday celebrations! You’ll love this old fashioned chocolate spice cake recipe - buttermilk, molasses, and warm spices make this a rich, moist, flavorful cake, and an incredible cream cheese frosting brings this easy chocolate spice cake together!

Updated at: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:37:54 GMT