Sour Cream Spice Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
By: Cinnamon Girl
Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 8:16am

Ingredients




2 cups + ¼  all-purpose Flour
1 cup + ¼  packed Brown Sugar
3/4 cup Golden Raisins, chopped
1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup Butter or Margarine, softened
1/2 cup Water
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon + ¼  Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoon Cloves
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
2 large eggs
Frosting:
1 package Cream Cheese (8 ounces), softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 teaspoons to 3  Milk
4 cups Confectioners' Sugar

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour bottom and sides of a 13x9 inch pan or two 2-inch or 9-inch round pans or one 9x2-inch heart pan. 2 In a large bowl beat all ingredients except frosting with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes, 3 Scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into prepared pan(s). 4 Bake 13x9-inch pan 40-45 minutes, round pans 30-35 and heart pan 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10-15 minutes. Turn out from pan and cool completely before frosting. 5 In a medium bowl beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and cinnamon together until light and fluffy. 6 Gradually add in the milk a 1/2 teaspoon at a time as needed and the sugar one cup at a time. Beat on low speed until smooth and fluffy. 7 Frost cake and store in refrigerator or in a cool place.

About


A no-fail one-bowl cake that will not disappoint! Adapted from Betty Crocker.