Best Orange Gingerbread Recipes

GINGERBREAD COOKIES WITH ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup butter and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix in molasses and egg until combined.
• Mix together buttermilk and 2 teaspoons baking soda in a small bowl. Mix vinegar with remaining 1 teaspoon baking soda in another small bowl. Add the buttermilk mixture to the molasses-egg mixture. Then add vinegar mixture, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and salt; mix until well combined.
• Gradually stir in 4 cups flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring until the dough comes together and forms a ball. Shape dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chilled dough on a floured surface and roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut out cookies with desired cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• While cookies are cooling, place 3 cups powdered sugar, softened butter, orange zest, and 1/3 cup orange juice in a bowl. Discard remaining orange juice, or save for another use. Beat frosting ingredients with an electric mixer until consistency is similar to fondant or modeling dough, adding more powdered sugar, if necessary. Frost cookies.

PUMPKIN-CRANBERRY-ORANGE GINGERBREAD LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and lightly dust the bottom with flour.
• Zest the entire orange, avoiding the white (pith). Peel and section the orange and remove all seeds. Chop orange pulp in the bowl of a food processor or blender until fine. Reserve with the zest.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until very well combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until thoroughly incorporated. Stir in pumpkin, reserved chopped orange and zest, orange juice, and grated ginger.
• Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into the wet batter until almost all is moistened, but do not overwork. Fold in dried cranberries and pecans. Turn into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan, on a wire rack, for 15 minutes. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on the wire rack before wrapping.

GINGERBREAD CHRISTMAS PUDDING WITH ORANGE HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Combine all ingredients in small bowl; stir to blend well. (Can be made 4 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
• For pudding:
• Coat inside and center tube of 6- to 8-cup pudding mold or Bundt cake pan with nonstick spray, then generously with butter. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then marmalade, molasses and orange peel. Add flour mixture and beat just until blended. Transfer batter to prepared mold. Cover mold tightly with foil.
• Place steamer rack in large pot. Place pudding mold on rack. Fill pot with enough water to come halfway up sides of mold. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cover pot and steam pudding until tester inserted near center comes out clean, adding more boiling water as needed to maintain level, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Using oven mitts as aid, remove mold from pot. Uncover and let stand 10 minutes. Cut around top center and sides of pudding to loosen. Turn pudding out onto rack and cool 20 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool completely. Return to mold; cover and chill. Resteam 45 minutes to heat through, then turn out of mold.) Transfer pudding to platter. Cut pudding into wedges; serve with sauce.

GINGERBREAD SCONES WITH CRANBERRY ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• For the cranberry butter: Combine the butter, cranberry sauce, orange juice and zest and salt in a medium bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon to combine. (You can also use a mini food processor or mixer.) Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the scones: Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda in a food processor. Pulse to combine. Scatter in the butter pieces and pulse until the butter is the size of small peas. Sprinkle in the chopped crystallized ginger. Whisk together, then add in the molasses, egg yolk and buttermilk. Pulse just until a loose dough forms. Mound the dough into a floured work surface and knead a few times to bring it together. Pat or roll the dough into an 8-inch round. Cut into 12 wedges and transfer to the baking sheet. Beat the egg white until foamy. Brush the tops of the scones with the egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake until the bottoms of the scones are golden brown and the top has a crackly sugar crust, about 18 to 22 minutes. Serve warm with the cranberry orange butter.

GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
• Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover, and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside. Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together into a small bowl. Mix with your hand until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth. Drain the raisins and add them and the crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula.
• Divide the batter among the muffin pan (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
• For the frosting, mix the cream cheese, butter, orange zest and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until just combined. Add the sugar and mix until smooth.
• When the cupcakes are cool, frost them generously and garnish with a slice of crystallized ginger.

ORANGE-GINGERBREAD CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides. Lightly grease parchment.
• Whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and salt for the gingerbread in a large bowl until combined.
• Cream brown sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until thoroughly combined. Mix in molasses.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 separate additions, mixing only until just combined; dough will be fairly thick. Press 2/3 of the dough firmly and evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan, using floured hands to prevent sticking.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, and salt for the filling in a large bowl until completely smooth and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract and orange zest. Pour filling evenly over gingerbread crust and smooth with a spatula. Sprinkle remaining gingerbread dough over the filling and gently press down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and the center of the cheesecake only slightly jiggles, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Once cooled, remove from pan using parchment "handles" and slice into bars.

GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH BRANDY SAUCE AND WHIPPED ORANGE FLOWER CREAM

Steps:

• Line 24 cupcake tins with foil liners in your choice of colors (red and green are pretty for the holidays). Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, molasses. Add the eggs and whisk until smooth. Stir in ginger
• In another large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt, and cloves. Whisk the molasses mixture into the flour mixture until evenly combined.
• In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the baking soda. Whisk the hot water into the batter until just combined. Transfer the batter into the prepared tins. Bake the cupcakes in the center of the oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 to 28 minutes. Cool the cupcakes on a rack.
• Whipped Orange Flower Cream: In a cold bowl, beat whipping cream with orange flower water, and add sugar and cream of tartar gradually. Beat until stiff.
• For Brandy sauce: melt butter over medium heat. Add brandy. Blend in confectioners' sugar.
• Serve cupcakes with whipped cream and brandy sauce.

SOFT ORANGE-CLOVE GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients together and cut in the butter.
• Add the wet ingredients. Knead a few seconds.
• Roll out on a lightly floured surface pretty thick, about 1/4 inch. Cut out cookies and bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes.
• *NOTE: Cookies should be baked but still soft and chewy, not crisp. Serving size is approximate.

GINGERBREAD WITH ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 9 inch square pan and set aside. Cream together butter and shortening, then add molasses, sugar and egg. Add flour, baking soda, ginger, salt and cinnamon. Mix to combine. Mix in boiling water until fully incorporated, then pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes. For the sauce:Whisk together all the sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a low boil for 5 minutes. Serve warm pieces of cake with warm sauce and topped with whipping cream or a scoop of ice cream.

GINGERBREAD ICEBOX CAKE WITH BLOOD-ORANGE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a generously floured piece of parchment, roll dough to 1/16 inch thick. Brush off excess flour. Slide dough and parchment onto baking sheets, and freeze for 10 minutes.
• Using a 2 3/8-inch fluted cutter, cut out 72 rounds. Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, and freeze 10 minutes.
• Bake cookies for 5 minutes. Remove sheets from oven, and tap them firmly on counter to flatten cookies. Return to oven, rotating sheets, and bake until cookies are set and edges have darkened slightly, about 5 minutes more. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
• Beat cream, sugar, and vanilla just until stiff peaks form. Arrange 7 cookies in a circle on a cake stand or a serving plate (cookies should be touching one another). Place 1 cookie in center. Carefully spread 3/4 cup whipped cream evenly over cookies, leaving a 3/4-inch cookie border. Repeat, making 8 more layers each of cookies and whipped cream. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Just before serving, spoon some of the oranges and their syrup over top. Serve remaining oranges on the side.

ORANGE GINGERBREAD TASSIES

Steps:

• Beat first 7 ingredients until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press evenly onto bottom and up sides of ungreased mini-muffin cups. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Press centers with the handle of a wooden spoon to reshape as necessary. Cool completely in pan before removing to wire rack., In a microwave-safe bowl, heat baking chips, cream and butter until blended, stirring occasionally. Stir in orange zest; cool completely. Spoon into crusts. Refrigerate until filling is soft-set. If desired, garnish with orange peel.

HOMEMADE GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the molasses, water and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients until blended. Serve with cake. Leftover cake may be frozen for up to 6 months.

GINGERBREAD ORANGE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish, stir together gingerbread mix, 1 cup water and the egg with fork until blended. Stir vigorously about 2 minutes, scraping corners frequently, until well mixed. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over batter.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup water, the orange juice and butter over high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is hot and butter is melted. Stir in orange peel. Slowly pour over batter and brown sugar (some batter will rise to top).
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Carefully remove from oven because cake floats on top of pudding layer (top of baked cake will have cracks). Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE CHIP GINGERBREAD WITH ORANGE HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8 or 9-inch square pan. Beat eggs in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Gradually add molasses and sugar, beating until well blended.
• Add buttermilk and melted butter; mix well. Add all remaining gingerbread ingredients except chocolate chips; beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into greased pan.
• Bake at 350°F. until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. For 8-inch pan, bake 43 to 53 minutes; for 9-inch pan, bake 30 to 40 minutes. Cool 20 minutes.
• In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and 1/3 cup butter; beat with electric mixer at low speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in orange peel and orange juice.
• To serve, cut gingerbread into squares; place on individual dessert plates. Spoon about 1 tablespoon sauce over each serving.

GINGERBREAD COOKIES WITH ORANGE-ALMOND ESSENCE

Steps:

• For the cookies: In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until it is airy and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add the brown sugar and molasses and beat for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula. Beat in the egg. Add the almond extract and orange zest and beat to combine.
• Add the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt and turn the mixer on low. Allow to mix until the mixture comes together, about 1 minute.
• Form the mixture into 2 separate discs about 1-inch thick. Wrap each disc in plastic and store flat in the fridge for about 4 hours or up to overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• Roll out each disc between 2 sheets of parchment paper to about 1/4-inch thick. Cut each into shapes and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake the cookies, rotating the baking sheets and switching their positions halfway through, until the centers are barely set, 9 to 11 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets on a rack.
• For the icing: Combine the powdered sugar and butter in a bowl and stir together with the lemon juice and half the milk. Add more milk as needed to achieve a pipeable consistency. Tint with food colorings as desired. Transfer to piping bags.
• Decorate each cookie as desired. Let set completely, about 30 minutes.

ORANGE GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, 3 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon-sugar and the ginger; make well in center of mixture. In small bowl, mix milk, molasses, egg and orange peel with whisk. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling half full; sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon-sugar over batter.
• Bake 12 minutes. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm.

GINGERBREAD CAKE W/ ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degree F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, molasses, and crystallized ginger. Add the eggs and whisk until smooth.
• 3. In another large bowl, whisk together the flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves. Whisk the molasses mixture into the flour mixture until evenly combined.
• 4. In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the baking soda. Whisk the hot water into the batter until just combined. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan.
• 5. Bake the cake in the center of the oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Frost or serve with whipped cream.
• 6. Frosting: In a mixer bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together. Add vanilla, orange extract and orange zest and mix well. Alternate powdered sugar with orange juice, beating until frosting is spreadable consistency.
• 7. Smooth on top of cooled cake.

ORANGE-GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F. In large mixing bowl combine flouer, sugar, orange peel, baking soda, and spices; set aside. In small mixing bowl thoroughly combine remaining ingredients; add to flour mixture and stir until mixture is moistened (do not beat or overmix). Spray twelve 2 1/2-inch diameter muffin pan cups with nonstick cooking spray and fill each with an equal amount of batter (each will be about 3/4 full). Bake in middle of center oven rack for 15 minutes (until muffins are brown and a toothpick, inserted in center, comes out clean). Invert muffins onto wire rack and let cool.

ORANGE SPICED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• in large mixer bowl combine brown sugar, 1/3 cup butter, molasses, egg and orange peel. beat at medium speed scraping bowl often until smooth and creamy.
• add remaining cookie ingredients, reduce speed to low. continue beating scraping bowl often until well mixed.
• cover refrigarate at least 2 hours.
• heat oven to 375*F.
• roll out dough 1/2 at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigarated), on well floured surface to 1/4inch thickness.
• cut into 3 to 4 cookie cutters.
• place 1inch apart on greased cookie sheet.
• bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched.
• cool completely.
• in small mixer bowl combine all frosting ingredients, beat at low speed, craping bowl often until fluffy.
• if desired color frosting with food coloring.
• decorate cookies with frosting.

ORANGE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
• Add the molasses, beaten egg, grated rind, juice, tea and mix together.
• Mix all the dry ingredients whole wheat flour, brown rice flour,, baking soda and ginger in a seperate bowl and add to the wet ingredients and mix together.
• Pour the batter into a greased bread pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.