My Grandma’s easy boiled Spice Cake is my most treasured dessert recipe.As a sweet brunch addition, birthday cake, or party dessert idea, there’s no wrong time to savor a slice.Every summer when I was young, my family would pack up our car and drive north to a cabin for am extended family vacation.

One bite of this Spice Cake recipe takes me instantly back there.All credit for this easy Spice Cake goes to my Grandma, who perfected and shared the recipe with me.When Grandma made her Spice Cake, it was always moist, delicious, and gone within the first two days.

While it likely won’t last long in your family either, the sweet memories you make while whipping it up time and time again sure will.Table of ContentsRecipe ingredientsIngredient notesStep-by-step instructionsRecipe tips and variationsSpice Cake RecipeRecipe ingredients Ingredient notes Raisins: I love the chew factor these offer, but if you’re not fond of regular raisins, golden raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dried figs would also work well.Or omit entirely.All purpose flour: Sift the flour together with the baking powder and baking soda to not only mix those ingredients, but to also ensure you don’t end up with any flour pockets hiding inside your cake batter (white flour is obvious in a dark cake like this one).Step-by-step instructions In medium sauce pan, combine raisins, sugar, water, butter, cinnamon, and cloves.

Bring to a boil; remove from heat and cool completel

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