Cream Cheese Spice Cake With Spicy Mocha Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In a medium size bowl add the room temperature butter and cream cheese. Beat till creamy, then add the sifted powdered sugar, instant coffee granules and coffee flavoring or liqueur. Then beat till combined well. Add more instant coffee granules if you want more coffee flavor.
• 2. Frost cake or cookies as desired, then garnish with shaved chocolate, or dust lightly with cocoa powder. Garnish with additional candies, maraschino cherries or nuts, what ever your choice. Chocolate candy sprinkles are also nice.

Steps:

• For Cake:.
• Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 13x9x2 inch pan.
• Beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread 1/2 the batter in pan. Pour filling over batter,
• Spread evenly. Spread remaining batter over filling.
• Bake cake 40 to 45 minutes. Check with knife fordoneness. Cool completely.
• Cream Cheese Filling:.
• Mix ingredient well with mixer. Set aside.
• Frost with spicy Mocha Frosting:.
• Spicy Mocha Frosting:.
• With electric mixer, mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Frost cake. Cover, serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together 1 cup (2 sticks) room-temperature unsalted butter and 1 bar (8 ounces) room-temperature cream cheese until smooth; gradually beat in 1 pound (1 box) confectioners? sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice.

Steps:

• For Cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk apple butter, buttermilk, oil, eggs, molasses and raisins in medium bowl to blend. Stir apple butter mixture into dry ingredients. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer cakes to racks and cool 20 minutes. Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cakes. Turn cakes onto parchment-lined racks and cool completely.
• For Frosting:
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until smooth. Add molasses, butter and vanilla and beat just until smooth. Place 1 cake layer on plate. Spread 1 1/2 cups frosting over. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting decoratively over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate while preparing caramel.
• For Caramel:
• Stir sugar and cream in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Boil and stir 1 minute. Let stand until very thick but still pourable, about 5 minutes. Drizzle caramel over cake. Press nuts onto sides of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, blend the cream cheese, butter, and allspice. Gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and milk until the mixture is spreadable.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the cakes: Coat two 9-inch round pans with baking spray and line the bottoms with parchment.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, spices and salt; set aside.
• Working in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using an electric mixer), beat together the butter and brown sugar on medium until smooth. Add eggs and orange zest, and beat on medium-high speed, about 1 minute.
• In a separate bowl or liquid measuring cup, add the molasses and baking soda. In a small saucepan, bring the apple cider to a boil over high; pour it over the molasses and baking soda and whisk until combined. (The mixture will froth.)
• Beat in a third of the flour to the butter mixture on low until combined, then half the cider mixture. When it's blended, add half the remaining flour, all the remaining cider, then the rest of the flour, beating to blend after each addition. Batter will be runny.
• Divide the batter between the pans, swiveling the pans to level the batter, which will be scant. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, rotating halfway through. Let cakes cool in pans for 15 minutes, then unmold and transfer the cakes to wire racks to cool fully.
• Prepare the frosting: Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the butter and beat until smooth. Add the vanilla and salt, and mix briefly. On low speed, add the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. After all the sugar is incorporated, scrape the bowl, then beat the frosting on medium-high for 15 seconds.
• Place one layer of cake on a serving platter. Top with 1 cup frosting, and spread it to the edge of the cake. Place the second cake layer on top, and frost the entire cake with the remaining frosting. Top with a smattering of crystallized ginger bits, chocolate pearls or sprinkles, if desired. Refrigerate for 1 hour (or up to 3 days) before serving.