Gingerbread Snacking Cake Food

GINGERBREAD SNACKING CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch cake pan; set aside. In a bowl, combine boiling water and baking soda; set aside. In a large bowl, sift together flour, ground spices, salt, and baking powder; set aside.
• In an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter until light. Beat in brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in molasses and grated ginger, baking-soda mixture, and flour mixture. Beat in eggs.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares; dust with confectioners' sugar.

MOIST GINGERBREAD SPICE SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together until combined. Set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk the molasses and hot water together.
• In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy - about 1 minute. Add the brown sugar and beat on high speed for 1 minute until creamed together fairly well. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. On medium-high speed, beat in the egg and vanilla until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in three additions alternating with the hot water/molasses, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, and mixing each addition just until incorporated. Avoid overmixing. Batter will be thin. Whisk out any big lumps.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for around 35 minutes or until the cake is baked through. All ovens are different and your cake could take a little more or less time. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean with only a couple moist (not wet) crumbs, it is done. Allow cake to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack. The cake must be completely cool before frosting.
• In a large bowl using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium-high speed until creamy and no lumps remain- about 2 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat on low speed for 20 seconds then increase to high speed until everything is completely combined and the frosting is creamy. Taste. Add a pinch of salt if frosting is too sweet. Spread on top of cake. Spread around the sides if you have extra frosting.
• Slice, serve, enjoy! Leftover frosted cake keeps well covered tightly in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The flavor gets even better after a day or two.

GINGERBREAD SNACKING CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) - spray a 20 x 30cm (9 x 12 inch)cake pan with cooking oil
• Dissolve the Baking Soda in the boiling Water - set aside
• Sift together the Flour, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Salt and baking Powder in a medium bowl
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the Butter until light - add the Sugar and beat until fluffy
• Add the Baking Soda mixture, Molasses and Fresh Ginger to the Butter mixture - beat until combined
• Add the Flour mixture slowly, whilst still beating - add the Eggs one-by-one and beat until well mixed - pour batter into the prepared pan - bake 30 - 35 minutes or until a tester comes out clean
• Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a wire cooling rack. Once completely cooled, dust with Icing Sugar and cut into squares

GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottom of each with a parchment round.
• Stir together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt in a large bowl and set aside.
• Combine the brown sugar and butter in another large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on high speed, scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula as needed, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until combined (it's fine if the mixture looks a little curdled).
• Stir the molasses into the boiling water in a large spouted measuring cup. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the molasses mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, increase the speed to medium and beat just until smooth.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 22 to 27 minutes. Let the cakes cool completely in the pans on a wire rack. Once cool, invert the cakes onto the rack, then peel off and discard the parchment.
• For the frosting: Combine the butter and cream cheese in a clean mixer bowl. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the confectioner's' sugar, beating until combined. Add the vanilla and gradually increase the speed to high. Beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, adding up to 1 tablespoon of milk if needed so the frosting is spreadable.
• Place one cake layer flat-side down on a cake stand or platter. Top with about 3/4 cup of the frosting, spreading almost to the edges using an offset spatula. Place the remaining cake layer on top, flat-side up. Spread the remaining frosting on the entire cake and smooth the top and sides with the offset spatula. Refrigerate the cake while you decorate the gingerbread cookies.
• For the decorations: Meanwhile, microwave the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl until just melted. (Alternatively, melt the chips in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; do not let bowl touch the water.) Let cool slightly and put into a piping bag fitted with a small plain tip (or use a plastic ziptop bag with the corner snipped off). Pipe eyes and smiles on the gingerbread cookie faces.
• Arrange the merry gingerbread men side by side around the bottom edge of the cake, pressing in slightly to adhere. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the nonpareils.

GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees and spray a 9X13 rectangular baking dish with baking spray or grease with butter and dust with flour.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine boiling water and baking soda; set aside. In a large bowl , sift together the flour, spice, salt, and baking powder and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy, beat in the brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the molasses, maple syrup, and grated ginger, baking soda, and flour mixture. Beat in the eggs.
• Pour in the batter into a the prepared pan, bake for about 30-35 minutes or until toothpick is inserted and comes out clean and allow to cool.
• Using a medium shallow bowl, combine the powdered sugar, spices, salt, butter, and milk and whisk the glaze until the glaze becomes thick and smooth. If it is too thick for you add in more milk a teaspoon at a time until it reaches the consistency you desire. Allow the glaze to set and cut into squares.

GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and spices; set aside. Mix molasses and water until blended.
• Beat 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg. Add flour mixture alternately with molasses mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• Pour into 8-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining butter in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Blend in milk and extract. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well after each addition; spread onto cake.

GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKE WITH VANILLA OR RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut flour sugar and butter together.
• Set aside one cup of mix.
• In remainder of mix sprinkle soda and spices. Then add eggs and mix well.
• Then lightly stir in buttermilk.
• Pour into a 9 by 12 greased pan, Then sprinkle remaining reserved mixture on top.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes.
• For Sauce:.
• Mix sugar and cream together.
• Heat, when ready to serve beat in melted butter real well and stir in flavoring.
• Serve over gingerbread and then add cool whip if desired.