This recipe yields a dark and sticky ginger cake flavored with ground spices – a rich bitter-sweet dessert!
Sticky Ginger Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 50 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 17
Ingredients
Cake
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons grated gingerroot
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs, beaten
Glaze
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
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Step2In 1-quart saucepan, stir together 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup molasses, the brown sugar, butter and gingerroot. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is melted. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. In small bowl, beat buttermilk and eggs. Add egg mixture to honey mixture; stir with whisk. Pour over flour mixture; stir until well combined. Pour batter into pan.
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Step4Bake 25 minutes. Poke cake every inch with skewer. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon molasses and the water; brush over hot cake. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
110
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
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