Low Sugar Dairy Free Spice Cake

Total time2 hr

Prep time25 min

Cook time35 min

Warm layers of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice make this a proper cold-weather cake, with coconut oil keeping the crumb soft and moist instead of the usual butter-heavy base. Eggs and a splash of vanilla give the batter real structure, while a quick buttermilk-style soak of dairy free milk and apple cider vinegar helps everything rise into two tall, tender rounds. Once baked and fully cooled, the layers get stacked and coated in a fluffy dairy free cream cheese frosting, whipped until smooth and spreadable with an offset spatula for that classic swooped finish. Sifting the frosting base keeps it silky rather than grainy, so every slice looks as clean as it tastes. It's a spiced layer cake built for an Added Sugar kitchen, with all the cozy flavor of the classic version and none of the usual sweetener baggage.

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Ingredients

12 servings

For the cake

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
King Arthur Baking Company Unbleached All-Purpose Flour Gold Medal Flour All-Purpose Unbleached - 5 Lb Bob's Red Mill Organic All Purpose Unbleached White Flour - 5 Lb Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Unbleached White Flour - 5 Lb Pillsbury Best Flour All Purpose - 5 Lb
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2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground allspice
¾ cup refined coconut oil, melted and cooled
1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
Chef's tip
Use the same volume. Brown-sugar replacements vary in moisture, spread, and browning, so follow the package's baking guidance and start checking a few minutes early.
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup dairy free milk
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

For the frosting

8 oz dairy free cream cheese, softened
¼ cup dairy free butter, softened
2 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
Chef's tip
Follow the package's conversion to powdered sugar. In frosting or glaze, add liquid gradually - replacements can absorb it differently.
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
2
In a medium bowl, combine the dairy free milk and apple cider vinegar and let stand for 5 minutes until slightly curdled.

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