With the cooler weather here, I love to bake with warmer flavors like cinnamon, nutmeg, apples, and pumpkin. All of these warmer flavors remind me of fall. I've been doing a whole lot of apple and pumpkin baking, so today I wanted to make a cake that was spiced with cinnamon. 
I recently received a few oils and an emulsion from LorAnn Oils. If you haven't checked out their website yet you need to get on it! They have a ton of different delicious flavored oils that are perfect for baking, candy making, and even flavoring ice cream! The oils are more potent then traditional extracts so a little bit of flavor goes a long way! They also sell bakery emulsions which are water based instead of alcohol based like most extracts so the flavor won't "bake out" of your baked goods! The emulsions are perfect for cakes, cookies, and frostings .
Since I was looking for a spiced cake, I decided to make a Cinnamon Spice cake with the LorAnn Cinnamon Spice Bakery Emulsion. It really gives the cake a deep cinnamon flavor which is perfect for fall. Instead of frosting the cake with cinnamon frosting, which I thought would be a little much, I topped it with a rich caramel frosting using the caramel LorAnn Oil. It was sweet, creamy, and absolutely delicious. 
The combination of cinnamon cake and caramel frosting was even better then I imagined! Each bite was a sweet and spicy combination of flavors that practically melted in my mouth. I took the cake to work to share with my co-workers and it was gone in no time at all. I think they enjoyed it just as much as I did!
- 2 c. flour
- 1½ t. baking powder
- ¼ t. salt
- 1 stick (½ c.) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 c. sugar
- ¾ c. brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ c. applesauce
- 2 t. LorAnn Cinnamon Spice emulsion
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1 c. low fat milk
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
- 2-3 c. powdered sugar
- 2-3 T. milk
- 1 t. LorAnn Caramel oil
- Edible Pearls and Cinnamon for decorating
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9-inch cake pans with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix and set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Beat until well combined.
- Add in the eggs and stir well. Mix in the applesauce.
- Add in the Cinnamon Spice emulsion and vanilla and mix well.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until just combined. Add in the milk and mix well. Stir in the remaining flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
- Divide the batter between the two cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edges of the cake pans and then invert the cakes onto a wire rack. Turn the cakes right side up and cool completely.
- To make the frosting beat the butter in a large mixing bowl until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
- Mix together the milk and caramel oil in a small bowl. Add to the frosting and beat until incorporated. Taste the frosting. Add additional milk and caramel oil if desired.
- Place the bottom cake layer on a cake board. Spread with ¾ cup of frosting. Top with the other layer of cake.
- Place remaining frosting on top of the cake and spread it over the top and sides until smooth.
- Decorate cake as desired. I used gold and pearl colored edible pearls to decorate the bottom edge and the top edge of the cake. I then used leaf stencils on top of the cake and sprinkled them with cinnamon.
Check out all the other delicious recipes made with LorAnn oils and bakery emulsions:
No Soda Root Beer Cupcakes and Frosting from Juggling Act Mama
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake from The Frugal Foodie Mama
Toasted Coconut Hot Chocolate from Delightful E Made
Almond Cake Cookies with Cinnamon Spice Glaze from Mom's Test Kitchen
Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies from Love Bakes Good Cakes
Green Apple High Hat Cupcakes from Pint Sized Baker
Pumpkin Spiced Tres Leches Cake from Flavor Mosaic
Salted Caramel Meringue Cookies from The Bitter Side of Sweet
Red Velvert Muffins from I Love my Disorganized Life
Maple Bacon Fruit Dip from Renee's Kitchen Adventures
I was sent the LorAnn oils and bakery emulsion for review but did not receive any other compensation. All opinions and photos are 100% my own.
Martha
Every year for our birthdays, my mother would bake us the cake of our choice. My big brother, whose birthday is in October, always asked for a Spice Cake with Caramel frosting. It was SO good, but by the time MY birthday rolled around the following March, I always wanted an Angelfood cake with the traditional Meringue frosting. What can I say? I was a strange little kid 😀 Or maybe not because I now know that Angelfood cake is a bit healthier because it uses just the egg whites instead of the whole egg.
Anyway, I'm writing this because I have not had a Spice cake with Caramel frosting in years, but have been searching for a good recipe along with a Caramel (perhaps Buttercream) frosting to go with it. Yours could be it! It's too late this year, but if tastes as good as it looks, I'll give the recipe to my sister-in-law to bake for my brother NEXT year :O)
Thank you so much and I'm really looking forward to baking this.
HezziD
I'm so glad you found my recipe! It's one of my favorite fall cakes. I hope that you enjoy it!
Dreammerin
A lot of work but it worth it! It looks so tasty! Yummy!
HezziD
Thank you! It really is worth the work. The flavors together are awesome!
Laura Dembowski
This cake is gorgeous with those stenciled leaves. Very impressive!
Uplifting Families
This looks amazing. It sounds rich but it would satisfy my sweet tooth. 😉
Rebecca Swenor
This cake sounds and looks amazing. I will have to check out the oils and an emulsion from LorAnn Oils. I have never heard of them. Thanks for sharing.
Rebel Sweetheart
Cinnamon and caramel... perfect combination! This cake is definitely right up my alley. 🙂
LorAnn Oils
I'm sure this lovely cake tastes as good as it looks! Thank you Heather, for creating this amazing fall cake using our flavors.
Michele
That cake certainly sounds delicious. I never knew about LorAn emulsions but now that I do I will certainly be looking for them. I am not that great of a baker so if you will kindly whip up another one and send it to me I would be forever grateful! (only kidding-but I really would like to taste it)
Renee's Kitchen Adventures
That is one beautiful, Autumn cake!
Krissy Allori {self proclaimed foodie}
This looks amazing and I really love the cinnamon leaves on top. Very creative!
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
What a gorgeous cake! I love all of the fall flavors going on in it. Perfect for the next family dinner I have! Stumbled and pinned!!
Nancy [email protected]
This is the cutest spice caked I have ever seen! Perfect for fall!