SOUR CREAM SPICE CAKE WITH SOUR CREAM FROSTING
Sour cream spice cake is a family favorite at my house.
This Sour Cream Spice Cake is so good. If you have ever wondered what to do with left over sour cream, this cake with sour cream in the cake and sour frosting will solve your problem plus the cake is delicious. Wonderful cake for any occasion or event. Check out the most popular cake recipes on our site.
Sour cream spice cake is good in the fall of the year or anytime you want a dessert for friends and family.
1 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened or 8 tablespoons or 1 stick
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 round cake pans or one bundt pan with cooking spray. Cream sugar and butter till fluffy. Beat in eggs and sour cream. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice in another bowl. Mix into egg and sugar with mixer. Add vanilla extract and milk and continue mixing. Fold in nuts. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.
Sour Cream Frosting
3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, (optional)
Beat all ingredients together until reach spreading consistency. Spread between layers and over cake.
Note: You could also make this cake in a 9 x 13 cake pan.
Note: This cake is also wonderful with caramel frosting or cream cheese frosting. You can find these recipes under frostings. Enjoy!

Sour Cream spice Cake with Sour Cream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine softened or 8 tablespoons or 1 stick
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
Sour Cream Frosting Ingredients
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine softened
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 round cake pans or one bundt pan with cooking spray. Cream sugar and butter till fluffy. Beat in eggs and sour cream.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice in another bowl. Mix into egg and sugar with mixer
- Add vanilla extract and milk and continue mixing. Fold in nuts. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans.
Sour Cream Frosting Directions
- Beat all ingredients together until reach spreading consistency. Spread between layers and over cake.
Notes
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