Best 5 Toasted Nut Spice Cake Recipes

MOIST, TENDER SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9-by-13-inch pan. Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl. Mix milk, eggs and vanilla extract in a 2-cup measuring cup.
• Beat softened butter into dry ingredients, first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble-sized pieces. Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth. Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into cake pan.
• Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack. Let cool.

TOASTED NUT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• If you do not have sour milk - put 1 1/4 tablespoons vinegar in cup and fill with milk, place the cup of milk in small bowl adding the remaining 1/4 cup of milk, let stand for several minutes to sour.
• Cream butter and brown sugar, add egg yolks and vanilla mixing well.
• In large bowl flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt and whisk together to blend.
• Dissolve baking soda in sour milk, adding the sour milk and dry ingredients alternately to batter and mix well.
• Spread into a 9x 13 pan.
• Make meringue - beat egg whites until stiff, gradually add the brown sugar, continue beating until nice and smooth, Spread over cake batter, sprinkle with chopped nuts.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

SPICED NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together the dry ingredients and make a hole in the centre.
• Stir in the orange juice, butter, water and egg.
• Beat together until all the flour is incorporated.
• Stir in the cranberries and nuts.
• Grease and line a 9 x 5 loaf tin.
• Spoon in the mixture and bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 1 hour until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Remove from tin, peel off the paper and dust with icing sugar.
• Slice and serve warm or cold with butter or cream cheese.

APPLESAUCE RAISIN & NUT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour (or spray) bundt pan generously.
• Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, and allspice. Set aside.
• In large bowl, mix together butter, brown sugar and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg. Add applesauce and mix until just combined. Add flour mixture one cup at a time until fully incorporated. Stir in raisins and nuts by hand.
• Spoon into bundt pan. Cook 60-70 minutes until wooden skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for about 10 minutes before removing.
• To make glaze, melt butter in microwave. Add all remaining ingredients, mixing well until smooth. Let cool slightly before spooning over cooled cake.

EASY SPICED NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
• Beat shortening in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in milk, then ketchup until well blended. Add eggs; beat 2 min. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts and lemon zest.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round pans.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.