Cake 3: Spice with cream cheese frosting

Because they are big fans of gingerbread cookies, I thought my sons might like spice cake. See this picture with a quarter of the cake gone already? I believe my hypothesis is correct. Spice cake, at least in our family, is one of those “forgotten” cakes. Once in a while, we think of it, but it usually takes second-cousin status to the chocolate and white varieties. I usually think of my brother-in-law when I make a spice cake–it’s his favorite–but I believe I’ve created some new fans at my house.

This cake has cream cheese frosting. So easy (just cream cheese, butter, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla in a mixer), but so good. The icing is a little soft, so I didn’t fancy up the presentation. It’s all about the taste this week!