This Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect holiday
dessert. It will remind you the time-honored gingerbread cake that
grandma made.
Ingredients :
Gingerbread Cake :
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup hot water
Cream Cheese Frosting :
1 box (8 ounces) cream cheese softened
6 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8×11 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg; set aside.
Using mixer cream brown sugar and butter. Stir in egg, molasses and applesauce. Add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture in four intervals; stirring just until combined after each interval. Stir in hot water and mix just until combined. Pour in baking dish.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in salt and vanilla. Add powdered sugar in 4 intervals mixing well between each interval. Frost cooled cake and store leftovers in refrigerator.
Gingerbread Cake :
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup hot water
Cream Cheese Frosting :
1 box (8 ounces) cream cheese softened
6 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8×11 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg; set aside.
Using mixer cream brown sugar and butter. Stir in egg, molasses and applesauce. Add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture in four intervals; stirring just until combined after each interval. Stir in hot water and mix just until combined. Pour in baking dish.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in salt and vanilla. Add powdered sugar in 4 intervals mixing well between each interval. Frost cooled cake and store leftovers in refrigerator.
