Sour Cream Spice Cake With Orange Clove Cream Cheese Icing

Submitted by HerbofGrace

"I searched and searched this year for a non-pumpkin spice cake, starting with a mix, to make for Thanksgiving. Since I couldn't find one, I invented one. Enjoy!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 9 inch round cake
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• Cake

• 14 1⁄2 ounces boxed cake mix (I used Orange, but white or yellow would work fine, too)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 3 eggs

• Icing

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temp
• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 oranges
• 2 teaspoons cloves

directions

1. Cake:.
2. Sift cake mix and spices into a mixing bowl.
3. Add sour cream, milk, eggs and oil.
4. Beat at low speed until dry ingredients are incorporated.Beat at high speed for 3 minute.
5. Pour batter into appropriate sized pans. (Look at cake mix package for suggestions. I used 2 nine inch round pans).
6. Bake according to cake mix package instructions. Cool before icing.
7. Icing:.
8. Put the zest of two oranges into a mixing bowl.
9. Mix the cream cheese, zest, and 1 tbsp juice until smooth.
10. Gradually add pwd sugar until you reach desired consistency and sweetness.

Reviews

[BogeysMom]

I really, really liked this. It tastes like the holidays. It sort of reminded me of a big pot of mulled cider. I did use the orange cake mix. Very different from the usual holiday cake.