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Gingerbread Cake Recipe With Spiced Almond Glaze

This gingerbread cake recipe is all at once cozy, familiar, and a little bit special, thanks to the unexpected addition of an elegant almond glaze.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp Gingerbread spice blend
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Butter or a plant-based substitute, softened
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Molasses
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 Eggs or a plant-based alternative
  • 1 cup Milk of an unsweetened non-dairy substitute
  • Almond glaze + 1/2 tsp gingerbread spice to drizzle, optional

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, gingerbread spice, salt, and baking soda. Set aside. Prepare your loaf pan with cooking spray or parchment paper for easy removal if necessary. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the softened butter and the brown sugar. Add in the vanilla and the molasses, and then the eggs. Continue mixing until you have a smooth, even mixture.

  3. With the mixer running on low, add half the dry ingredients, the milk, then the rest of the dry ingredients. Mix just until everything comes together into a uniform batter.

  4. Transfer the batter to the baking dish and bake for about one hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack before decorating.

  5. Once the cake has cooled, prepare the almond glaze, adding 1/2 teaspoon of gingerbread spice into the icing sugar before mixing. Drizzle the glaze over the cake and allow it to set for about 20 minutes before slicing and serving.