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Chrismas Gingerbread Cake

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Gingerbread cake with vanilla frosting

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground 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 fancy molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk room temperature
  • For frosting I used Duncan Hines Whipped Vanilla Frosting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease 1 8” round cake pan and 1 6” round cake pan and line with parchment.
  2. In a bowl, whisk dry inhredients. Set aside. In separate bowl beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add molasses and vanilla.
  3. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning with flour.
  4. Spread batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake for approx. 25-30mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool completely, decorate.