Gingerbread Cake Recipe

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In Selma, Alabama, Shannon Sides drizzles an easy orange sauce over homemade gingerbread for an old-fashioned holiday dessert. Cut just the number of squares needed, so you can use the extra cake to make the two change-of-pace gingerbread treats on this page.

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Gingerbread Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 egg
  • 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • ORANGE SAUCE:
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the molasses, water and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture and beat until combined.
  • Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  • In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients until blended. Serve with cake. Yield: 4 servings with sauce plus leftovers.

Leftover: Gingerbread Trifle

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 923 calories, 26 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 806 mg sodium, 164 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Gingerbread Cake in Quick Cooking November/December 2002, p16

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Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2009 by bekahgrrl

Not so much calories if you take a smaller piece. If you look, the yield splits a 15x10 cake into only 4 pieces.


Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2008 by jdanross

Sometimes it doesn't hurt to splurge--particularly when it comes to holiday treats that are only enjoyed once each year. You can be carb-conscious the remainder of the year.


Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2008 by KSM1945

What a calorie laden cake.One piece would take care of all your carbs for more than a day.

 
 
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