Gingerbread Cake
American
Intermediate
DessertBake Holiday Warmth into Every Slice with Classic Gingerbread Cake
Gingerbread Cake
55 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
17
Ingredients
Veg + Dairy
Diet
For a hearty Thanksgiving feast, try this quintessential holiday dessert recipe: gingerbread cake. It’s very delicate and moist with a strong ginger taste. Molasses and boiling water are the secret ingredients that bring forth its richness. This cake is finished with a simple brown sugar glaze that imparts a nutty, glossy quality and is topped with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
UNITSIngredients
1½ cupsPlain flour
1 tspBaking powder
½ tspBaking soda
1 tspGround ginger
1 tspGround cinnamon
½ tspGround nutmeg
¼ tspSalt
½ cup Unsalted butter
½ cup Brown sugar
½ cup Molasses
½ cup Milk
½ cup Yoghurt (eggless substitute)
1 tspVanilla extract
200 gCream cheese
½ cupIcing sugar
½ tspVanilla extract
for garnishCrystallised ginger pieces