Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
"Celebrate the cozy flavors of the fall and winter holiday season with this soft, moist, and richly spiced layer cake! Complete with scrumptious homemade cream cheese frosting, this classic spice cake is what holiday dessert dreams are made of! Serve it as your Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert centerpiece and your family will ask for it every year!..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon allspice
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
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1 cup vegetable or canola oil
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1 cup buttermilk*
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1/2 cup applesauce
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1/4 cup molasses
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4 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature (use brick style, do not use anything labeled lite, lowfat, or spreadable)
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
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3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted (do not skip sifting)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
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Pie crust dough
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Packaged caramels
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Dark chocolate
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Pretzel rods or sticks
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Pecans
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Fall sprinkles
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