This spice cake has an apple curd filling and is topped with cinnamon marscapone frosting. It is perfect for fall and Thanksgiving – just the right amount of sweetness paired with just the right amount of spice.
It’s a cake!
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This is the very first cake recipe I am sharing on this blog, and I’m super excited about it. If you couldn’t tell.
I have been waiting to post a cake because, honestly, I hadn’t made many before and I needed to do some practice. I made a cake a few years ago for my mom’s birthday and it was the saddest cake I had ever seen. It tasted dry too.
So I decided to practice a little bit, read some cake tips and wait until I felt I was ready.
And I am ready!
Cake Baking Tips
If you want to feel “ready” too, here are some of the sources I read when I started all of this baking cake madness.
Joy the Baker
- Baking 101: Secrets of a Home Baker
- The Best Cake Flour Substitute
- Why We Use Unsalted Butter
- How to Frost a Cake
Food52
Baking 101 by Baker Bettie
Spice Cake with Apple Curd and Cinnamon Marscapone Frosting
I made the decision not to frost the sides so that you could see how ooey and gooey the apple curd is, but no worries – the frosting part of the recipe makes enough frosting for the entire cake. Just don’t push too hard when you’re frosting the cake. The apple curd really wants to escape. 🙂
And to be honest, I should have put the apple curd in an entirely seperate recipe because it is fantastic. If you have never made curd before, don’t be afraid – its easier than it sounds. The hardest part, for me, is getting it to be think enough. I found a great fix for that though: if your curd is too thin, put it into a mason jar, seal it and put it in the freezer for an hour.
Yes, while it is HOT. Then take it out of the freezer when your hour is up and in the refrigerator it goes. If the mixture does not thicken over low heat, put in the freezer for one hour and then put it in the refrigerator. br]
Spice Cake with Apple Curd and Cinnamon Marscapone Frosting
Ingredients
Spice Cake
Apple Curd
Cinnamon Marscapone Frosting
Instructions
Prepare the Apple Curd 1 day before you plan on frosting the cake.
Spice Cake
Cinnamon Marscapone Frosting
To Prepare Your Cake
Notes
Cake recipe adapted from [Food Network.br]Apple Curd recipe adapted from [Allrecipes.
Tammy
Friday 14th of November 2014
Hi Jenny! Thank you for much from stopping by and visiting. It's always fun to meet new bloggers.
You have a beautiful site, and this cake looks gorgeous!! Mmmm this is my kind of dessert...I just love the holidays!
Have a wonderful weekend, Tammy<3
Jenny B
Friday 14th of November 2014
Thanks Tammy! I love the holidays too :)
Melody Arredondo
Thursday 13th of November 2014
This looks amazingggg. :o
Jenny B
Thursday 13th of November 2014
Thank you Melody! It tastes really good too. :)
lola
Sunday 9th of November 2014
never tried it before or seen anything similar!
Jenny B
Sunday 9th of November 2014
That's what I was hoping for!
Sara
Wednesday 5th of November 2014
Oh! Love it
Jenny B
Wednesday 5th of November 2014
Thank you Sara!
Jenn Erin
Monday 3rd of November 2014
Wow, the first cake recipe on your blog - and it looks and sounds like a good one!
Jenny B
Monday 3rd of November 2014
Thanks Jenn! It is yummy :)