A good spice cake can liven up any event or even just as an everyday type of dessert. But, one thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of from-scratch spice cakes can be quite dense. For a truly springy, moist, delicate confection like this caramel spice cake a hybrid method is one of the most useful.

You start with a vanilla cake mix and then add in the spices yourself. This way you get the wonderful texture of the cake along with the zesty spices that make it so interesting. Yes, you can use a spice cake mix. But, this method has more flavor and more spices and you know what that means: a better spice cake experience!

This fusion cake is topped off with a marvelously thick caramel frosting layer. The combination will have you and your guests licking the plates clean! Yes, it really is that good and you don’t want to lose a single morsel of the rich topping.

For the best effect here use a bundt cake pan. This allows for easier cutting through the caramel layer and also is easier to apply the caramel to a ring shape. The caramel you make on the stovetop, but it’s a simple process and only requires a few ingredients.

Simply drizzle or pour it over the cake, even if it gets really thick. The thicker the better in fact! But, you have to work quickly- once this caramel topping is made up it sets pretty fast from a liquid to a semi-solid.

Once the spice cake has been generously topped you’ll need to let the caramel set all the way before you slice into it.

I love this cake for the texture, but the flavor is insanely good. Like have-a-second-slice good! The spices temper the rich caramel for an experience that’s both velvety and warming at the same time.

For a really special dessert that’s super easy to make this caramel spice cake is one of my go-to recipes. And, I love the fact that you can use the cake mix shortcut to save time!