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OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD CAKE



Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cake image

This Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cake has been a staple on Christmas dessert tables for generations!

Provided by Blair Lonergan

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h7m

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened
¾ cup milk
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger ((or up to 1 tablespoon for a stronger flavor))
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Optional, for serving: powdered sugar; whipped cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square cake pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Spray the parchment with cooking spray as well, and then set aside.
  • In a small saucepan, combine the butter and milk. Heat over medium-high, just until the butter is melted and bubbles form around the edges of the pan. Whisk in the brown sugar until dissolved. Remove from the heat and cool.
  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
  • Stir the egg into the cooled butter mixture.
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter mixture. Stir just until a smooth batter forms, being careful not to over-mix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
  • Dust cooled cake with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 258.7 kcal, Carbohydrate 37.7 g, Protein 3.6 g, Fat 11.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Cholesterol 49.8 mg, Sodium 299.7 mg, Fiber 0.9 g, Sugar 22.4 g, UnsaturatedFat 3.4 g

MOM'S AMAZING GINGERBREAD CAKE



Mom's Amazing Gingerbread Cake image

My husband loves anything with ginger and molasses in it! This is a wonderfully rich, dark, moist cake. It has a lot of ingredients, but it is well worth the effort.

Provided by Fran Murray

Categories     Cakes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 3/4 c all purpose flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp hershey's cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c light molasses
3/4 c sugar
8 Tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 c buttermilk, at room temperature

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-inch square cake pan with vegetable oil spray. Whisk the flour, spices, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
  • 2. Beat the molasses, sugar and melted butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until combined, 1 to 3 minutes.
  • 3. Beat in the egg until incorporated. Beat in the buttermilk until incorporated, scraping down the bowl and beaters as needed. Add the flour mixture, increase the speed to medium, and beat until the batter is smooth and thick, 1 to 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl and beaters as needed.
  • 4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few crumbs attached, about 40 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
  • 5. Let the cake cool in the pan. Serve warm or let cool completely, about 2 hours. Dust cake with powdered sugar, if desired.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD



Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread image

This is everyone's holiday favorite, even the busy cook's, because it is so easy to make.

Provided by Charles

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 11

½ cup white sugar
½ cup butter
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
  • In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.3 g, Cholesterol 47.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 434.7 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

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