Coleen’s Spice Cake
We had friends coming for dinner so my kids and I made my mother-in-law Coleen’s spice cake recipe. The cake was moist, delicious, sweet, spicy, and a bit crunchy with the nuts, and the flavors of this easy spice cake recipe combined beautifully topped with a cream cheese frosting. It is one of the easiest cakes I have ever made and my kids and I had so much fun baking together. Thanks for the wonderful recipe, Coleen!
Coleen’s Spice Cake
Cake:
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 20 oz can of crushed pineapple, plus juice
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cube of butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
How to Make Coleen’s Spice Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
Make the cake by combining all ingredients, including pineapple juice then mix thoroughly. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Place into the oven to bake for 30-35 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and cool completely on a cooling rack.
Make the cream cheese frosting by combining all ingredients and beat with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
Once the cake has cooled completely, spread the frosting evenly over the cake Ice the cake.
Garnish the top with a sprinkle of nutmeg for more spice, if desired. Enjoy.
Equipment
- Cooking Rack
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 20 oz can of crushed pineapple plus juice
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cube of butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
- Make the cake by combining all ingredients, including pineapple juice then mix thoroughly. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Place into the oven to bake for 30-35 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Make the cream cheese frosting by combining all ingredients and beat with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Once the cake has cooled completely, spread the frosting evenly over the cake Ice the cake.
- Garnish the top with a sprinkle of nutmeg for more spice, if desired. Enjoy.
This totally sounds like my kind of cake! I love all the flavors and it looks just delicious!
this cake looks wonderful! I bet the pineapple gives it a unique delicious flavor. I stumbled on your blog and I am so glad I did. I love the Chicken Chile recipe too.
That looks amazing, Pam. I bet your guests loved it.
Do you think it would work without the cinnamon, as I can’t abide the stuff? I don’t even like the smell of it.
Jan, I don’t know how good it would be (because I love the cinnamon in this cake) but maybe you could use a dash of clove in it’s place. Let me know if it works.
I can just imagine how much fun you and your children must have had baking this delicious looking cake. I’ll take a piece with my coffee if you don’t mind…Please!
It looks fabulous, I bet it taste’s just as great.
Do you know what I’d give for a piece of that right now? It looks fantastic, with that thick layer of frosting!
Hi. I would love to try the cake,I have a question: the only liquid to combine the dry ingredients is the pineapple.Is that right?? No eggs nor oil? Thanks for your blog!
Maedee
Maedee,
You are correct – no eggs or oil, just the pineapple and it’s juice. I hope you like it.
Pam
Love spice cake and this one has to be good!! So glad I saw it on Pinterest and will love to repin it! Thank you soo much!!
What do you mean “a cube of butter?” Does that mean all 4 sticks-a whole pound? or just one stick? This looks Delish! Can’t wait to make it!! Thanks!
1 stick of butter.
Cheers,
Pam
This looks amazing–can’t wait to try. Does the cake need to be refrigerated once done or can it remain out for a couple of days?
I left it out for a day and it was fine… it didn’t last longer than that because my family gobbled it up.
Pam
could I substitute mincemeat for the pineapple
Sharon,
I’ve never worked with mincemeat so I’m not sure how it would turn out. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try.
-Pam