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Holiday Spice Cake

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Ingredients

1 cup agave syrup
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup apple juice sweetened or unsweetened
2 large eggs lightly beaten
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
2 – (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese room temperature
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon agave syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream

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Holiday Spice Cake

Delicous and moist

You can add raisins, flake coconut, or walnuts and pecans to this flexible recipe.

  • 95 min
  • Serves 8
  • Easy

Directions

You can add raisins, flake coconut, or walnuts and pecans to this flexible recipe.

Steps

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In a large mixing bowl, combine agave amber syrup, oil, apple sauce, and eggs.

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In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

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Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat until well combined and smooth.

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Slowly add in buttermilk, just until incorporated.

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Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

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Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack. Turn over the pan onto a cake plate when cooled.

7
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Top with Cream Cheese Frosting.

8
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To prepare Cream Cheese Frosting

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup agave syrup, and vanilla until light and fluffy; then set aside.

9
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In a separate bowl, combine heavy cream and 1 tablespoon agave syrup. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.

10
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Gently fold the whipped cream into the agave syrup-cream cheese mixture. Yields about 2 1/2 cups. Best if used immediately, or can be refrigerated for up to 2 days if need be.

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Quick Tip

If there’s no buttermilk, you can combine just under 1 cup of regular or low fat milk with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and wait 5 minutes.

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