Plum spice cake, your favorite winter wonderland treat. It’s a lightly spiced cake is made with sweet plum preserves, a smooth vanilla plum buttercream and topped with an irresistible white chocolate drizzle. It is light and moist thanks to Swans Down Cake Flour, my favorite cake flour and sponsor of this post.
There is nothing quite as exciting as the holidays. I adore everything about it. Staying cozy inside with a mug of hot chocolate and cookies. Decorating every inch of the house with lights and evergreen. Crossing off gifts from each person’s Christmas list.
I basically become a mini Mrs. Clause, but in a way that is only mildly annoying. I say mildly because I do sing. And not well. Not well at all. But I do know when to stop. Sorta.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is to make a cake for the holidays. This year will be this plum spice cake. Sure, I bake cookies and pies, but I always do a holiday cake each year without fail. It’s the one tradition I look forward to the most. I like to make one for Christmas when everyone is tired of cookies, but still wants something sweet at the end of our Christmas dinner.
Most of the time, I use regular unbleached all-purpose flour, but for any special recipes I make for my family and friends, I always go for cake flour, and for the past four years, I’ve been reaching for Swans Down Cake Flour specifically.
The reason I use Swans Down Cake Flour is because it consistently gives me a beautiful crumb on my cakes and leaves them light, delicate, and moist. I always get consistently amazing results and the best compliments. So, if I want to make an impression, like with a stunning plum spice cake, I always go for their flour immediately.
I decided on a plum spice cake because it reminds me of sugar plums, which of course, makes me think of The Nutcracker and the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” It is a lightly spiced cake filled with flavors of cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom plus a note of cracked black pepper.
These wonderfully balanced flavors are paired with a sweet plum preserve filling and surrounded by a simple American buttercream lightly flavored with plum. It is then topped with a white chocolate drizzle and finished with white sparkles to complete the winter wonderland look. It will be perfect with a mug of coffee or tea, or even some hot chocolate.
A wonderfully Christmasy plum spice cake
Plum Spice Cake
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18
Serving Size: 1 slice
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 473Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 254mgCarbohydrates: 79gFiber: 1gSugar: 61gProtein: 4g
Aysegul Sanford says
WOW!! What a gorgeous cake. Loved watching how you made in on your Insta stories. Gorgeous photos, as always.
Happy holidays Amanda. ❤️
Amanda says
Thank you so much, love! Happy Holidays to you too! <3
Trang says
This is such a beautiful cake! I love the simple yet pretty decoration. Cakes have always intimidated me but this sounds so good, I need to make it 🙂
Madi says
This cake is absolutely gorgeous! It really is the perfect winter cake!
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
The cake itself is a showstopper - love the layers inside!
Dominique | Perchance to Cook says
This cake is absolutely beautiful, it makes me think of sugar plum fairies! I love the flavors and I love the decor. How perfect for the holidays. <3 <3 <3
Sara says
This is *almost* too pretty to eat! What a perfect holiday dessert!
Julia says
What a beautiful cake! I love that you are using a fruit filling instead of the traditional frosting. I find that there's always too much frosting in cakes and yours is just perfect!
Helene says
Wow that's a grand looking cake. The deko is so cute too! I wish I was as skilled in baking. 🙂
Tina says
This sounds lovely, can you easily plums in the Winter? I haven't tried a plum recipe in a long time.
prasanna hede says
Thats a wonderful cake,with all the layers and loved the flavors!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Beautiful Cake. It would certainly make a huge statement on any dessert table. I also like the colorful and tasty layers. Much better than plain frosting.
Saima Zaidi says
What gorgeous pictures! Feel like reaching out and picking a slice of this cake. Bookmarking it.
Citra Kale says
Simply gorgeous cake! it's really festive the winter ! Love it.
Christine says
Oh my goodness, this is so GORGEOUS! Beautiful cake. Would love to make this for my family!
Jillian says
What a beautiful cake! I love the addition of cardamom.