Chocolate Cake Mix Spice Cake

Chocolate Cake Mix Spice Cake is a traditional American recipe for a classic chocolate sponge sandwich made from a basic pre-prepared chocolate cake mix and which is flavoured with spices and orange zest. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Chocolate Cake Mix Spice Cake.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

35 minutes

Total Time:

55 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Spice Recipes Milk Recipes Baking Recipes Cake Recipes USA Recipes

This is a classic spiced sponge cake that uses the Chocolate Cake Mix home-made cake mix substitute as a base. Essentially what you get is a spiced chocolate sponge cake.

Ingredients:

550g (1 standard batch) Chocolate Cake Mix
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 tbsp freshly-grated orange zest
50g butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs, lightly beaten
240ml milk

Jam, to assemble
icing sugar, to dust

Method:

Turn the cake mix into a large bowl then stir-in the spices and orange zest. Add the butter and either rub or cut into the mixture with pastry knives until the mix resembles coarse crumbs. Form a well in the centre of the resultant mixture and pour in the milk, vanilla and eggs. Stir well to combine and beat until smooth then divide the batter between two 20cm sandwich pans that have been greased and floured.

Transfer to an oven pre-heated to 175°C and bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden brown on top and the surface springs back when pressed. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

To assemble place one cake on a serving plate, coat the top with jam or jelly (strawberry, raspberry, apricot, plum and blackcurrant are traditional) then sit the second cake on top. Dust with icing sugar and serve.