In my post about the Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins, I noted that Jocelyn's recipe calls for a homemade Cake Spice mix. It occurred to me that making up jars of this spice mix might be a great idea for a kitchen gift. Jocelyn says it can be used in any recipe in place of cinnamon, and that it adds a warm and spicy flavor. The blend includes equal amounts of allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and star anise. I don't ordinarily care for anise, but blended with all of the other spices I might not even notice.
Here's the link to Jocelyn's recipe: Homemade Cake Spice. It can be mixed up quickly and easily and packaged in small jars. I'm definitely trying this for myself and possibly for a kitchen gift or two as well!
You go first! 😁 Gosh, I keep forgetting about you over here.
ReplyDeleteNeed to get to a store that sells spices inexpensively to get some anise before I can try this! 😉
DeleteNever heard of cake spice but it's a good gift idea
ReplyDeleteI guess cake spice is a British thing. Sounds good.
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