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This Gingerbread Cake is perfect for the holidays! A moist and delicious ginger cake with a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cake:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup dark brown sugar (lightly packed)
2 large eggs (room temperature)
1/2 cup molasses
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
6 oz cream cheese (full fat, room temperature)
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease and flour three 6" cake rounds, line with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth. Add sugars and beat on med-high until pale and fluffy (2-3mins).
- Reduce speed and add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating after each addition. Add molasses and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour (3 additions of flour and 2 of milk). Fully incorporating after each addition. Do not overmix.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pans. Smooth the tops with a spatula.
- Bake for approx. 25-30mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.
- Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.
- Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy (2 mins). Add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add vanilla and beat until fluffy (3 mins).
- Place one layer of cake on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with 2/3 cup of frosting. Repeat with remaining layers and apply a thin coat of frosting all over the cake to crumb coat. Chill for 20mins. Frost the cake with a rustic pattern using the remaining buttercream.
- Top with gingerbread and sprigs of rosemary if desired.
Source>>Gingerbread Layer Cake@livforcake
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