Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, gingerbread cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Gingerbread Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Gingerbread Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, molasses,. Glazed Gingerbread Cake This is a favorite dessert during the holidays and at special occasions. I've tried creating a glaze of some sort to drizzle over this moist, flavorful cake, but have found that it's delicious as is. Mix flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda in medium bowl.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have gingerbread cake using 26 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Gingerbread Cake:
- Get Cake:
- Prepare Unsalted Butter, For Greasing
- Make ready Unbleached All Purpose Flour,
- Prepare Baking Soda,
- Take Ground Ginger,
- Take Cinnamon Powder,
- Prepare All Spice Powder,
- Get Nutmeg Freshly Grated,
- Make ready Lemon Glaze:
- Take Ground Cloves,
- Get Fresh Lemon Zest, 1 Lemon
- Take Chinese 5 Spice, 1/4 TSP
- Make ready Icing Sugar,
- Prepare Egg Light Beaten,
- Prepare Muscovado Sugar,
- Prepare Blackstrap Molasses,
- Get Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil,
- Prepare Icing Sugar,
- Make ready Fresh Lemon Juice,
- Make ready Espresso Tuile (Optional):
- Take Espresso Warm,
- Make ready Warm Water,
- Prepare Unsalted Butter Melted,
- Get Unbleached All Purpose Flour,
- Make ready To Serve (Optional):
- Get High Quality Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, For Serving
This gingerbread recipe by itself is delicious (and totally acceptable to eat it as a stand-alone), but I just can't resist the combination of fresh bananas, whipped cream and the most amazing warm vanilla cream sauce drizzled on top. Stir together the flour, ginger, baking soda,. Old-fashioned gingerbread is the perfect treat to keep on hand during the holidays. There are many variations: from the darkest, densest cakes made with robust molasses and stout beer to the lightest, most delicate cakes flavored only with brown sugar and a hint of ground ginger.
Instructions to make Gingerbread Cake:
- Prepare the cake. - - Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 fahrenheit. - - Grease cake pan with butter. - - Lightly dust some flour onto the cake pan. - - Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg, cloves and Chinese 5 spice. - - Stir to combine well. - - Add in egg and sugar. - - Stir to combine well and until the egg has fully incorporated.
- Add in molasses and oil. - - Fold to combine well. - - Transfer into the cake pan. - - Give it a few taps on the counter to knock out some air bubbles.
- Wack into the oven and bake for about 35 mins or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the cake. - - Remove from oven and set aside. - - While the cake is baking, prepare the lemon glaze.
- In a sauce pot over medium low heat, add sugar, lemon juice and zest. - - Stir to combine well and until the sugar has fully dissolved. - - As soon as bubbles start to form along the edge, remove from heat. - - Once cake is out of the oven, pour the lemon glaze onto the cake.
- Using an offset spatula to spread the glaze out evenly. - - Set aside for the cake to cool down completely before unmolding and slicing. - - The following steps are optional. Prepare tuile.
- In a bowl, add sugar, espresso, water and butter. - - The butter has to be just melted thru and is still hot. It is best to add a little extra butter for melting to ensure you have the exact or more than the amount required. As some weight loss will occur due to evaporation.
- Stir to combine well and until the sugar has fully dissolved. - - Sieve in flour in batches and mix to combine well. - - Make sure no lumps.
- Cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge for about 30 to 45 mins or until the mixture is slightly hardened. - - In a skillet over medium heat, add 1 TBSP of the mixture. - - Using the back of a spoon, light press and swirl the mixture into a circle.
- You should see that it starts to bubble away and the edges start to brown. - - Continue cooking until the liquid has almost evaporate. - - Remove the skillet from heat and rub against a damp kitchen towel. - - Carefully, using an offset spatula to remove the tuile.
- Immediately place the tuile onto a rolling pin to form a cup shape. - - Repeat the process for the remaining tuile. - - To serve. - - Scoop ice cream into a serving slice of the gingerbread cake. - - Place the tuile over the top. - - Serve immediately.
Old-fashioned gingerbread is the perfect treat to keep on hand during the holidays. There are many variations: from the darkest, densest cakes made with robust molasses and stout beer to the lightest, most delicate cakes flavored only with brown sugar and a hint of ground ginger. Whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and black pepper in a small bowl; add to brown sugar mixture, and whisk until smooth. This old fashioned, classic gingerbread cake is soft, moist, loaded with molasses & spices. Baking this gingerbread or ginger cake is one of the highlights of my holiday season because it reminds me of home and my mom's baking.
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