Homemade spice cake mix
Ingredients
Dry ingredients1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons pumpkin spice*
Wet Ingredients to complete cake recipe
1/2 cup whole milk
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
Instructions
Mix and store ORPlace all dry ingredients in a bowl and sift to combine. If there are any lumps in your sugar be sure to get them out now. Pour all dry ingredients into a mason jar or air-tight storage container.
*If you do not have pumpkin spice you can use: 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp all spice and 1/4 tsp ground cloves.
When ready to bake:
In a medium bowl add in eggs, milk and vanilla and beat together with fork. Set aside.
In a stand mixer cream butter until light and fluffy.
With the mixer on low, start by alternating the dry mixture and the egg mixture.
Pour 1/3 of the dry mixture into the creamed butter, then add 1/2 of the egg mixture. Continue alternating until all ingredients used. Turn off mixer, remove bowl and continue stirring by hand if any ingredients are not fully incorporated.
Bake at 350 for about 18 minutes in 8-inch round pans. Increase time to about 30 minutes for 9x13 pan and keep a close eye on it.
This recipe makes 14-16 cupcakes and they should bake for about 15 minutes.