Spice cake

Spice cake

Spice cake with sea foam frosting
Type	Cake
Main ingredients	Cake base, spices
Variations	Maple spice cake

Spice cake is traditionally flavored with a mixture of spices. The cake can be prepared in many varieties. Predominant flavorings include spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger and nutmeg.

A maple spice cake is an American variation that adds maple syrup or flavoring. The recipe was a New Hampshire specialty that started in the beginning of the 19th century.