Magic Spice Cake Food

SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Grease an 8x8-inch pan.
• In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl whisk eggs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until well combined for about a minute. Add oil and whisk until combined. Add applesauce, buttermilk, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Pour the mixture into the flour mixture and mix as little as possible, just until combined and smooth.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool completely.
• Make the frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes. Add 1 cup powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt, and beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then on high speed for 1-2 minutes until smooth and fluffy. If you want a thicker frosting, add 1/2 cup more powdered sugar. Frost cake with the frosting.
• Store cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Cake is best served at room temperature.

INSTANT POT MAGIC APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and 1 1/2 cups water in a bowl and add to a 6-quart Instant Pot®. Add the apples to the pot. Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and set to pressure cook on low for 1 minute (see Cook's Note).
• After the pressure-cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick-release cycle is complete. Being careful of any remaining steam, unlock and remove the lid.
• Break each apple in half using a wooden spoon. Place the cake mix in a bowl and combine with the butter, eggs and 3 tablespoons of the liquid from the pot; the mixture will be thick. Pour it evenly over the apples in the pot. Sprinkle with the almonds. Lock the lid and set to pressure cook on low for 30 minutes.
• After the pressure-cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick-release cycle is complete. Being careful of any remaining steam, unlock and remove the lid. Allow to sit for 15 minutes. Spoon the cake into bowls and top with ice cream and caramel sauce.

BLACK MAGIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 12 cup Bundt Pan.
• In 4qt.
• microwave safe bowl, combine butter, syrup and candy bars, heat 5 1/2 minutes on medium (50% power) whisking once.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Whisk in sugar, then buttermilk, vanilla and eggs.
• Stir in flour, cocoa, salt and soda.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 1 1/2 hours or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Loosen cake from pan, invert onto rack to cool.
• After cake has completely cooled sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• (The cake is so rich it needs no icing).

MAGIC SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Place ingredients in large bowl; stir until well blended. Let stand 5 min.
• Shape into 1-inch balls; place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheet.
• Bake 12 min.; cool on pan 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.