Spiced Gingerbread Cake

Name: Spiced Gingerbread Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 235 min
Yield: 8, serves 8-10
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup (180ml or 225g) unsulphured or dark molasses (do not use blackstrap; I prefer Grandma’s brand); 3/4 cup (180ml) hot water (about 100°F (38°C)); 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1/3 cup (67g) packed light or dark brown sugar; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 8 ounces (226g) full-fat brick cream cheese, softened to room temperature; 2 Tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1 and 3/4 cups (210g) confectioners’ sugar; small pinch each of ground cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; optional: sprinkles and/or sugared cranberries for garnish

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 3h 55m total

Servings

Calories

28% of a 2,000 cal day

565KCAL

Protein

6g12% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat25g

32%

Saturated15g

74%

Unsaturated10g

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Total Carbs82g

30%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars56g

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incl. Added Sugars55g

100%

Starch24g

—

Sodium360mg

16%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A spiced gingerbread cake with warm flavors of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Can be served plain, dusted with sugar, or frosted with spiced cream cheese.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

250 gall-purpose flour — 2 cup
1 tspbaking soda
1½ tspground ginger
1½ tspground cinnamon
¼ tspground cloves
¼ tspsalt
225 gunsulphured molasses — ¾ cup, or dark molasses
¾ cuphot water — 180 ml
113 gunsalted butter — softened, ½ cup
67 gpacked light brown sugar — ⅓ cup, or packed dark brown sugar
1large egg
1 tsppure vanilla extract
226 gfull-fat brick cream cheese — softened, 8 oz
28 gunsalted butter — softened to room temperature, 2 tbsp
210 gconfectioners' sugar — 1¾ cup
small pinch each of ground cinnamon, ginger, and cloves
sprinkles — or sugared cranberries, optional

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Method

3h 55m total

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