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Gingerbread Cake

Here's how you make Gingerbread Cake
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  • Servings: 9
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 9 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR THE CAKE
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled to room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk (whole buttermilk at room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup whole milk (room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup molasses (light or dark unsulphured molasses, use dark if you like your cake dark full flavored or light for a lighter flavor)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • TO SERVE
  • Whipped cream (sweetened, or Cool Whip)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare one 9x9x2 inch square pan; lightly grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour. Tip: to make baked cake easier to remove from pan, lightly grease the pan, line the pan with parchment paper, and then lightly grease the top of the parchment paper.

  • TO MAKE THE CAKE

  • Step 2: In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice; sift or whisk together to mix. Set aside.

  • Step 3: In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine melted and cooled butter, buttermilk, milk, molasses, sugar, egg, and lemon zest; beat on low to medium low speed until thoroughly blended. Add flour mixture and beat on medium speed until the batter is smooth and thick, about 1 minute, scraping the mixture off the paddle and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly.

  • Step 4: Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface with a small offset spatula or the back of a large spoon.

  • Step 5: Bake 40 minutes or until a long toothpick, wooden skewer, or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place pan on a wire cooling rack to cool for at least 10 minutes

  • TO SERVE THE CAKE

  • Step 6: Serve each slice warm or cooled to room temperature with a large spoonful of sweetened whipped cream.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • One 9x9x2 inch baking pan

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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