Candied Ginger Gingerbread Cake
How about a Ginger Bread Cake For Christmas!
Doesn’t that sound delicious? It is!
Grab your apron and a mixing bowl. Let’s Get Busy!
Ingredients
*See links to bundt cake pans in directions. ?
2 tablespoons cocoa powder to dust the bundt pan.
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons molasses
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup candied ginger, minced
powdered sugar or sanding sugar for sprinkling
optional: white Cotton Candy for the fireplace smoke, white icing for trim, peppermint and ribbon for a wreath
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325° F
Lightly grease and flour a bundt pan with cocoa powder. I used this one. This one is cute for individual cakes! …So is this one! Decisions! Of course it would be special to use an heirloom bundt pan from your grandmother or an antique store. ❤️?
In a medium mixing bowl, sift the flour, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, salt, and baking powder. Sift a second time. Set aside.
Using a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy on high speed. Be sure to scrape the bowl while blending. Stir in the molasses. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla.
Lower the mixer to a slower speed and add the flour mixture into the butter mixture a little at a time alternating with the milk until combined. Stir in the minced candied ginger.
Bake the gingerbread cake until it is golden and springy to touch and a skewer comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a wire wrack for 10 minutes. Then turn the cake out onto the rack to remove. Cool to room temperature and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Optional: Add White Cotton Candy to the fireplace, white icing to trim, and a peppermint + bow for a wreath.
Find it online: https://www.sparklingcharm.com/candied-ginger-gingerbread-cake/
