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Classic Gingerbread Cake for Thanksgiving
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Bake Holiday Warmth into Every Slice with Classic
Gingerbread Cake

55 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
17
Ingredients
Veg + Dairy
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For a hearty Thanksgiving feast, try this quintessential holiday dessert recipe: gingerbread cake. It’s very delicate and moist with a strong ginger taste. Molasses and boiling water are the secret ingredients that bring forth its richness. This cake is finished with a simple brown sugar glaze that imparts a nutty, glossy quality and is topped with cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

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1½ cupsPlain flour
1 tspBaking powder
½ tspBaking soda
1 tspGround ginger
1 tspGround cinnamon
½ tspGround nutmeg
¼ tspSalt
½ cup Unsalted butter
½ cup Brown sugar
½ cup Molasses
½ cup Milk
½ cup Yoghurt (eggless substitute)
1 tspVanilla extract
200 gCream cheese
½ cupIcing sugar
½ tspVanilla extract
for garnishCrystallised ginger pieces

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Directions

Description - Step 1

Prepare Dry Mix

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder.

Description - Step 2

Make the Batter

Beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and frothy. Mix in some vanilla extract, yoghurt, milk, and molasses. Combine the dry and wet ingredients, stirring until a smooth mixture is formed.

Description - Step 3

Bake

In a greased baking dish, pour the batter. Preferably bake at 180°C until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.

Description - Step 4

Frost & Garnish

Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Dollop the cooled cake with this mixture. To give a beautiful garnish, add crystallised ginger and roasted almonds and serve.

Step 1
Prepare Dry Mix
5 Minutes
Step 2
Make the Batter
10 Minutes
Step 3
Bake
35 Minutes
Step 4
Frost & Garnish
10 Minutes

Plate it up!

Plating Instructions

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Thick slices of cake, glazed with brown butter, can be served on little dessert plates.

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Pairing Instructions

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For a surprising and scrumptious pairing, try sliced fresh bananas with vanilla ice cream.

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Garnishing Instructions

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Enhance the cake's rich, buttery molasses taste with a drizzle of caramel sauce.

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