The best chocolate spice cake recipe perfect for your fall and holiday celebrations! You’ll love this old fashioned chocolate spice cake recipe - buttermilk, molasses, and warm spices make this a rich, moist, flavorful cake, and an incredible cream cheese frosting brings this easy chocolate spice cake together!
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line three 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and spray with baking spray.
baking spray
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2 cups all-purpose flour, ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, pinch ground cardamom, pinch black pepper, ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
Stir in vegetable oil until dry ingredients are well coated, followed by eggs, vanilla, and molasses.
⅔ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ½ cup unsulphured molasses
Stir in buttermilk until combined, followed by hot coffee.
1 cup buttermilk, ¾ cup hot brewed coffee
Add batter evenly to prepared cake pans and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick entered into the center of the cakes comes out smooth.
Cool cake layers slightly in cake pans, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before adding frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat softened butter and softened cream cheese in a bowl until smooth. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
12 oz full-fat cream cheese, ¾ cup salted butter, 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Gradually add powdered sugar while mixing on low until combined. Turn speed to high and mix another 2 minutes.