Snacking Spice Cake

Name: Snacking Spice Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cups Yogurt; 1/2 cups Canola Oil; 1/2 cups Milk; 1 whole Egg; 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 1 Tablespoon Molasses; 1 cup Brown Sugar, Plus Two Tablespoons, Divided Use; 1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour; 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder; 1/2 teaspoons Instant Coffee Powder; 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon, Divided Use; 1/8 teaspoons Ground Allspice; 1/8 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoons Ground Cardamom; 1/8 teaspoons Ground Ginger; 1/8 teaspoons Ground Cloves

18 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cups Yogurt
1/2 cups Canola Oil
1/2 cups Milk
1 whole Egg
1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 Tablespoon Molasses
1 cup Brown Sugar, Plus Two Tablespoons, Divided Use
1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
1/2 teaspoons Instant Coffee Powder
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon, Divided Use
1/8 teaspoons Ground Allspice
1/8 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoons Ground Cardamom
1/8 teaspoons Ground Ginger
1/8 teaspoons Ground Cloves

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2

Whisk together the yogurt, oil, milk, egg, vanilla and the molasses in a large bowl. Set aside.
3

In a medium bowl combine 1 cup of the brown sugar, the flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, coffee powder, one teaspoon of cinnamon, and the other spices.
4

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and stir to combine. Pour the batter into an 8 1/2-inch square baking dish.
5

In a small bowl, combine the remaining two tablespoons of brown sugar and the remaining one teaspoon of cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.
6

Bake for 25 minutes at 400 F, or until the top has browned, then reduce the heat to 350 F and bake for about 10 minutes to finish baking. The cake is done when a cake tester comes out cleanly. Let cool in the pan. Enjoy!