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    Cardamom Cake

    December 6, 2022 by Julie Marie Leave a Comment

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    Soft and simple cardamom cake with a delicious cream cheese frosting. This sheet cake is full of delicious flavor, and cardamom and cream cheese goes absolutely perfectly together! It's topped with Christmas sprinkles making it extra festive.

    Cardamom cake cut into slices.

    This sheet cake is full of flavor, combining beautifully the earthy notes from the cardamom cake with the cream cheese frosting. The addition of the cream cheese frosting perfectly balance the flavors of the delicious cardamom. 

    This cake tastes absolutely amazing and I hope you’ll love it too!

    For more sheet cake recipes, try Chocolate Sheet Cake with Mascarpone Frosting, Lemon Pistachio Cake and Pumpkin Sheet Cake.

    Jump to:
    • WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
    • INGREDIENT NOTES
    • STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS - CAKE
    • STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS - FROSTING
    • EXPERT BAKING TIPS
    • FAQ
    • STORAGE
    • Cardamom Cake

    WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

    • Easy to make: What I love so much about sheet cakes is that they are so easy to make! They are a no-fuss kinda cakes.
    • Super soft and tender: This cardamom cake is so full of flavor and has most soft and tender texture.
    • Cardamom: Cardamom has a beautiful earthy note, that gives the cake so much flavor and make your house smell incredible!
    • Cream Cheese Frosting: To complement and balance the earthy notes off the cardamom the cream cheese frosting really lift this cake to another level.
    Cardamom cake cut into slices.

    INGREDIENT NOTES

    These are some of the key ingredients for this recipe. For a full list of ingredients, check out the recipe card below.

    • Butter: Take it out of the fridge 1-2 hours before baking.
    • Eggs: Take them out of the fridge 1-2 hours before baking.
    • Oil: Use a flavor neutral oil, such as canola or rapeseed oil.
    • Cardamom This cake is so delicious as the cardamom gives the most wonderful flavor.
    • Whole milk: Whole milk makes for a softer and more tender cake. Measure out the whole milk and let it come to room temperature 1-2 hours before baking
    • Cream cheese: Take it out of the fridge 10 min before making the frosting.

    STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS - CAKE

    Here is how to make and bake these cardamom cake. This recipe needs a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer. You will also need a 22x33 cm sheet pan lined with baking paper.

    The full recipe is down below in the recipe card.

    Before starting preheat the oven to 170ºC/ 340ºF conventional oven. Prepare a 22x33 cm sheet pan lined with baking paper.

    STEP 1: Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom and salt and set it aside. Mix together the whole milk and vanilla extract and set it aside.

    STEP 2: In a mixing bowl, using the paddle attachment, add the butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar and mix it on medium/high speed for 3 minutes.

    STEP 3: Add the eggs one at a time into the mixture and mix it in until combined.

    STEP 4: Continue by alternating between adding ⅓ of the flour mixture and ½ of the milk mixture, ending on the flour mixture. Mix in each addition until just combined.

    STEP 5: Add the cake batter into the sheet pan and bake it for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

    STEP 6: Let the cake cool on a cooling rack. After 10 min, gently remove the cake from the cake tin and let the cake cool down completely.

    Step 1: Make the cake batter
    Step 2: Add the cake batter to a sheet pan and bake it

    STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS - FROSTING

    TIP: If you live in Europe, place your cream cheese between a few pieces of paper towels to remove any excess water.

    STEP 1: Take the butter and cream cheese out of the fridge 10 minutes before starting. Cut the butter into cubes. Sift the powdered sugar.

    STEP 2: In your stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, start by creaming the butter for 5 minutes on high speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it another mix for 2 minutes. 

    STEP 3: Add the vanilla bean paste and cream cheese and cream it together with the butter for 1 minute. 

    STEP 4: Scrape down the sides of the bowl and on low speed, mix the sifted powdered sugar in 2 parts, letting the powdered sugar mix in with butter and cream cheese before adding the next part. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it a final mix for 2 minutes.

    STEP 5: Take the bowl off the stand mixer and with a spatula or wooden spoon, beat it well by hand to make sure to remove the air bubbles in the buttercream.

    STEP 6: With a spatula, add the frosting on top of the sheet cake and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles and it’s ready to be enjoyed.

    Step 3: Let the baked cake cool down on a cooling rack.
    Step 4: Make the cream cheese frosting.

    EXPERT BAKING TIPS

    • Use a kitchen scale: My default setting for my recipes is grams. It is the most precise way of measuring out your ingredients, I therefore highly recommend using a kitchen scale.
    • Don't over mix your batter: I always use a spatula after everything has mixed together, to give it one final gentle fold together. This makes sure everything in the bottom of the mixing bowl has been mixed into the batter.
    • Light vs. dark baking pans: For the best result, use an aluminum baking pan, greased with butter and lined with baking paper in the bottom. Aluminum pans are light in color and therefore attract less heat. That means it bakes more gently which results in a softer cake. If you use a black baking pan it'll attract a lot more heat. That will then give a darker crust, which can result in a dryer cake.
    Step 5: Add the frosting to the cake and sprinkle it with Christmas sprinkles.

    FAQ

    Can I make sheet cake into a 2 or 3 layer cake?

    Yes, follow the recipe and then divide the batter into either 2 or 3, 20 cm baking pans. If divided into 2 baking pans bake them 25-30 minutes. If divided into 3 baking pans bake them 20-25 minutes.

    Can it be made a day ahead?

    Yes, this cake last well and keeps moist in an airtight container, stored in the fridge. Before enjoying the cake, let it come to room temperature.

    When do you know when a cake layer is done?

    I recommend using a cake tester. Once the time has passed, per the recipe, insert the cake tester in the middle of the cake and once it comes out clean, with no cake batter on it, then it's done.

    STORAGE

    Store the cardamom cake in an airtight container in the fridge. Before enjoying the cake, let it come to room temperature. Can last 2-3 days in the fridge.

    A slice of cardamom cake

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    Cardamom Cake

    Soft and simple cardamom cake with a delicious a cream cheese frosting. This sheet cake is full of delicious flavor, and cardamom and cream cheese goes absolutely perfectly together! It's topped with Christmas sprinkles making it extra festive.
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 15 slices

    Equipment

    • 22x33 cm sheet baking pan

    Ingredients
     
     

    CARDAMOM CAKE

    • 180 g butter room temperature
    • 65 g vegetable oil e.g. canola oil
    • 330 g granulated sugar
    • 4 large eggs room temperature
    • 360 g all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 240 g whole milk room temperature
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

    CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

    • 200 g butter cold room temperature
    • 100 g full-fat cream cheese cold room temperature
    • 360 g powdered sugar sifted
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean paste

    DECORATION

    • Christmas sprinkles

    Instructions
     

    CARDAMOM CAKE

    • Preheat the oven at 170ºC conventional oven and prepare a 22x33 cm sheet baking pan with parchment paper.
    • Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom and salt and set it aside. Mix together the whole milk and vanilla extract and set it aside.
      360 g all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon ground cardamom, 1 teaspoon salt, 240 g whole milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • In a mixing bowl, using the paddle attachment, add the butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar and mix it on medium/high speed for 3 min.
      180 g butter, 65 g vegetable oil, 330 g granulated sugar
    • Add the eggs one at a time into the mixture and mix it in until combined.
      4 large eggs
    • Continue by alternating between adding ⅓ of the flour mixture and ½ of the milk mixture, ending on the flour mixture. Mix in each addition until just combined.
    • Add the cake batter into the sheet pan and bake it for 35-40 min or until a cake tester comes out clean.
    • Let the cake cool on a cooling rack. After 10 min, gently remove the cake from the cake tin and let the cake cool down completely.

    CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

    • Tip: If you live in Europe, place your cream cheese between a few pieces of paper towels to remove any excess water.
    • Take the butter and cream cheese out of the fridge 10 minutes before starting. Cut the butter into cubes. Sift the powdered sugar.
      200 g butter, 100 g full-fat cream cheese, 360 g powdered sugar
    • In your stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, start by creaming the butter for 5 minutes on high speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it another mix for 2 minutes.
    • Add the vanilla bean paste and cream cheese and cream it together with the butter for 1 minute.
      ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
    • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and on low speed, mix the sifted powdered sugar in 2 parts, letting the powdered sugar mix in with butter and cream cheese before adding the next part. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it a final mix for 2 minutes.
    • Take the bowl off the stand mixer and with a spatula or wooden spoon, beat it well by hand to make sure to remove the air bubbles in the buttercream.
    • With a spatula, add the frosting on top of the sheet cake and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles and it’s ready to be enjoyed.
      Christmas sprinkles

    Nutrition

    Carbohydrates: 66gProtein: 5gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 456mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 812IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword cardamom, christmas, cream cheese frosting, sheet cake
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