Spiced Molasses Bundt Cake

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American, Thanksgiving

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 20

Servings:

Calories: 275kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Rustic, simplistic, and delicious; Spiced Molasses Bundt Cake just screams Christmas! It is prepared with classic holiday-warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Paired with the sweetness of molasses and brown sugar, it's hard to eat just one slice!

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup milk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar, for garnish

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a bundt pan by coating with non-stick cooking spray. Dust the inside of the greased bundt pan with flour and tap out the excess. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the molasses, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves. Mix into the butter and brown sugar mixture.
Next, mix in the eggs one at a time until well incorporated.
Add the milk and beat on low speed until just incorporated.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until mixed through.
Transfer the batter to the prepared bundt pan. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
Invert the cake onto a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
Once completely cooled, dust with confectioner's sugar and serve.

Notes

If you like to garnish your cake like the one in the photos, simply insert sprigs of fresh rosemary into the center of the cake!

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