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 says
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 says
Thanks Tammy! I love the holidays too 🙂
Melody Arredondo says
This looks amazingggg. 😮
Jenny B says
Thank you Melody! It tastes really good too. 🙂
lola says
never tried it before or seen anything similar!
Jenny B says
That’s what I was hoping for!
Sara says
Oh! Love it
Jenny B says
Thank you Sara!
Jenn Erin says
Wow, the first cake recipe on your blog – and it looks and sounds like a good one!
Jenny B says
Thanks Jenn! It is yummy 🙂
Ritchy says
That’s a great looking cake
Jenny B says
It’s tasty too 🙂
Angela A Simmons says
I love anything with spice thanks for sharing 😉
Jenny B says
You’re welcome Angela 🙂
Veronica Lee says
This looks divine! Pinned this – https://www.pinterest.com/pin/544091198706603923/
Jenny B says
Thanks Veronica!
Dede says
I’ve never heard of apple curd. This cake looks amazing, you did a great job.
Jenny B says
Thanks Dede! I had a lot of fun making it. 🙂
Richard Hicks says
This is something want to try out. Just the name of it makes me hungry!
Jenny B says
Thanks Richard! That was my plan 🙂
Courtney Schmidt says
looks divine! 🙂 well done!
Jenny B says
Thanks Courtney – this one was a labor of love. 🙂
Jane Ritz says
I saw that picture and looked no further. That looks heavenly. I will make it for Thanksgiving.
Jenny B says
Thanks for pinning Jane!
Sandra Watts says
That looks so very good. I pinned! Thanks for sharing.
lisa says
Oh my gosh, I’m getting hungry just looking at this. And, I’ve never even tasted spice cake before. Every recipe that you post always sounds delicious!
Jenny B says
Thanks Lisa! Spice cake isn’t overly spicy, especially not with this spice blend. If you’re concerned it will be too spicy, add a little more sugar. 🙂