Chocolate Spice Cake

Chocolate Spice Cake

perfect coffee cake rich with chocolate, cinnamon and cloves

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 15m
Cook Time: 25m
Total Time: 40m
Temp.: 350°F
Servings: 10
Difficulty: Easy
4.8 (5 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

238
Calories
11.4g
Fat
32,1g
Carbohydrates
3,3g
Protein
62mg
Cholesterol
156mg
Sodium
Chocolate Spice Cake

Recipe Description

This Chocolate Spice Cake is the perfect coffee cake to make for your next bake sale or pot luck. Everyone loves a chocolate cake. Well this is not your average version!

Firstly, instead of making a chocolate batter with cocoa powder, I grate in pieces of milk chocolate so that the cake crumb is dotted with melted chocolate as you bite into it. I also add delicious ground cinnamon and cloves to give the cake a spicy fragrant flavor – it smells like Christmas when you bake it! And lastly, the addition of sour milk gives the crumb a wonderful lightness and creaminess, with just a hint of sour. It’s like serving your chocolate pudding with sour cream, works a treat!

To make Chocolate Spice Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Chocolate Spice Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Heat the oven and prepare a baking pan

    5 min
    Step 1 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a round baking pan and dust with flour.

  2. 2

    Beat the butter and sugar

    2 min
    Step 2 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl.

  3. 3

    Add the eggs

    2 min
    Step 3 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Beat the eggs in, one by one.

  4. 4

    Sift the flour and spices

    1 min
    Step 4 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Sift the flour and spices together in a separate bowl.

  5. 5

    Combine the wet and dry ingredients

    2 min
    Step 5 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Gradually fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture, until fully combined.

  6. 6

    Add the soda and milk

    2 min
    Step 6 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Add the baking soda to the sour milk, stir and and pour into the batter. Mix well.

  7. 7

    Add the chocolate

    1 min
    Step 7 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Grate the chocolate into the batter and mix.

  8. 8

    Bake the cake

    25 min
    Step 8 - Chocolate Spice CakeStep 8 - Chocolate Spice CakeStep 8 - Chocolate Spice Cake

    Bake the cake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

Try a slice of this Chocolate Spice Cake warm from the oven, with the chocolate slivers still melted inside! I hope you enjoy this cake recipe. Don’t be shy and tell me what you think in the comments section!

About the author

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

Recipe Reviews

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4.8 out of 5 (5 reviews)
Bradley Johnson
April 12, 2024
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Yo, this Chocolate Spice Cake is straight fire! Made it for a fam potluck, and everyone was raving! The melty chocolate bits and that zing from the spices? Total game changer. It felt like xmas in the kitchen! Gonna bake it again for sure!

Nina
October 5, 2023
Verified

Made this chocolate spice cake for the kids' school bake sale. It was a hit! The melted chocolate bits were lush and the spices gave it a nice twist. Reminded me of baking with me mum during the festive season. So simple yet brilliant.

Natalie Johnson
April 25, 2023
Verified

Amazing! I made this Chocolate Spice Cake for our friends' gathering and it was a hit. The combination of spices with the melted chocolate makes it so special. Everyone wanted the recipe. I will definetly make it again for our anniversary. Highly recommended.

Bobby
October 9, 2020
Verified

Delicious!

Athina
April 20, 2019
Verified

Very delicious! Verified. Thanks Bethany!

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