Gingerbread Cake
This delicious and super moist Gingerbread Cake is one of the most suitable baked items you can make in the holiday season. This layered cake is packed with Christmas flavours and infused with the tangy Cream Cheese Frosting.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
US Customary Metric
For The Gingerbread Cake 2¼ cup All-purpose flour , Spooned and levelled 1¼ cup Brown sugar , Packed 2 Eggs , Room-temperature ¼ cup+1tbsp Molasses , Not Blackstrap ¾ cup Oil 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract 1½ teaspoon Baking soda ¼ teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon Gingerbread Spice , See notes 1¼ cup Hot water For The Frosting ½ cup Butter , Room-temperature 4 ounce Cream cheese , Room-temperature 2-3 cups Powdered sugar , Sifted 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 2-3 tablespoon Heavy cream , If needed
How To Make The Gingerbread Cake Preheat the oven to 350℉ and grease and line 2X8-inch or 3X6-inch pans. Set aside.
Sift all dry ingredients is a large bowl.
2¼ cup All-purpose flour, 1¼ cup Brown sugar, 1½ teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 1 tablespoon Gingerbread Spice
Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat the mixture until the egg is well incorporated.
2 Eggs, 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Mix the oil into molasses and add to the mixture. Mix well
¼ cup+1tbsp Molasses, ¾ cup Oil
Add the hot water using a rubber spatula in three passes and mix the batter after each addition.
1¼ cup Hot water
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until an insert comes out clean.
Let the cake layers cool down in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack to cool down entirely.
How To Make The Frosting Beat the butter until it is pale in colour and fluffy. About 3-5 minutes.
½ cup Butter
Add the cream cheese in small chunks and beat well until both ingredients are combined.
4 ounce Cream cheese
Add the powdered sugar in ¼ cup at a time. Add vanilla extract and beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
2-3 cups Powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Add 2-3 tablespoons of heavy cream if the frosting is stiff. Let the cake layers cool down entirely, then frost them with cream cheese frosting.
2-3 tablespoon Heavy cream
Get the recipe for the Gingerbread Spice Recipe from here. Spice Blends
Calories: 5078 kcal Carbohydrates: 754 g Protein: 50 g Fat: 323 g Saturated Fat: 105 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 56 g Monounsaturated Fat: 147 g Trans Fat: 4 g Cholesterol: 720 mg Sodium: 3533 mg Potassium: 1113 mg Fiber: 10 g Sugar: 276 g Vitamin A: 5314 IU Vitamin C: 4 mg Calcium: 580 mg Iron: 20 mg
Keyword CAKE, Christmas Cake, Gingerbread, Gingerbread cake