Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Total time: 210 min
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (11¼ ounces/319 grams), plus extra for dusting pans; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 2 large eggs at room temperature; 3 large egg yolks at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (12¼ ounces/347 grams); 2 tablespoons light molasses or mild molasses; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 5 pieces, softened; 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar (4½ ounces/128 grams); 8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces, softened; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted (optional)

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Spice cakes can be bland and leaden. Could we create a tender, airy cake with convincing spice flavor that stands up to a rich cream cheese frosting?

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (11¼ ounces/319 grams), plus extra for dusting pans
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 large eggs at room temperature
3 large egg yolks at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (12¼ ounces/347 grams)
2 tablespoons light molasses or mild molasses
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 5 pieces, softened
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar (4½ ounces/128 grams)
8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted (optional)