Gingerbread Coffee Cake Food

GINGERBREAD COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, salt and allspice; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 1/3 cup for topping., Stir baking powder and baking soda into remaining flour mixture. In a small bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk and molasses. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Transfer batter to a greased 8-in. round baking pan., Add remaining sugar and cinnamon to reserved topping; sprinkle over batter. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

GINGERBREAD COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat cake and cookie mix, hot water and 2 tablespoons butter with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add gingerroot, sour cream and egg; beat until blended. Pour batter into pan.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, ginger and cinnamon. Add 1/3 cup softened butter; pinch with fingers until clumps form. Stir in crushed cookies and walnuts. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 48 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Serve warm, or cool completely.

GINGERBREAD COFFEE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the molasses, brown sugar, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
• Add about a 1/4 cup of coffee to each cup, then stir in about a tablespoon of the spice mixture until dissolved. Fill cup to within an inch of the top with coffee. Stir in half and half to taste, then garnish with whipped cream and a light dusting of cloves.

GINGER-PEAR COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the buttermilk, sugar, butter, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat just until moistened. Add egg; beat for 2 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. , Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., For filling, combine the first seven filling ingredients. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 16x9-in. rectangle. Spread butter over dough. Sprinkle pear mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with sugar. , Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with long side; pinch seams to seal. Place seam side down on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Pinch ends together to form a ring., With scissors, cut from outside edge to two-thirds of the way toward center of ring at 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 50 minutes. Brush dough with egg. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve drizzling consistency. Drizzle over ring.

GINGERBREAD COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Butter a 9-inch square cake pan, line with foil, and butter again.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk the sour cream and coffee.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in thirds, alternating with the coffee mixture, and scraping the bowl occasionally. Pour into the prepared pan and sprinkle the cookies on top.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack. Lift out with the foil to cut into pieces. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GLORIFIED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix sugar, shortening, flour, spices, and salt as for pie crust. Divide dough in half and set aside.
• Add remaining ingredients to half of the dough. Place in a greased 9 inch square pan. Sprinkle the other half of the dough over mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool in pan and then cut into bars.

MAGGIE'S CHOCOLATE COFFEE GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the first six dry ingredients together in mixing bowl.
• Mix the last four wet ingredients together in large separate bowl. Blend well.
• On low speed on your mixer, add dry ingredients in three separate batches. After the last batch is added, mix about five minutes more, using a spatula to clean the sides of the bowl from time to time.
• Preheat oven 350*.
• Spray Pam on all sides and bottom of 9X13 pan. Sprinkle a little flour over the Pam to prevent batter from sticking.
• Bake about 45-50 minutes in the middle rack of your oven. If you touch the middle of the cake and the dent comes back up, the cake is done or insert toothpick and if it comes out clean it is done. There will be a slight crispyness on the edges. This cake freezes well.
• Cool for at least 10 minutes.
• Note: You may use muffin pans and fill a 1/4 measuring cup. Make sure you use Pam and flour in the muffin cups before you fill. Bake about 15 minutes. Makes about 36.
• Servings are for cake.