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Gingerbread Spice Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting

Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Edit

Gingerbread Spice Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting

This Gingerbread Spice Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect cake for the holiday season made with fresh ginger!

 Course: Dessert
 Cuisine: Holiday
 Prep Time: 20 minutes
 Cook Time: 45 minutes
 Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
 Servings: 12 servings
 Author: Chrissie Baker (thebusybaker.ca)

Ingredients
  • 1 cup softened unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • For the frosting:
  • 8 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 4 to 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • a few drops of vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk optional, depending on texture


Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a rectangular baking pan with butter (I use a 9" by 13" pan).
  2. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar on high speed until light and fluffy.
For full instructions you can go to : https://thebusybaker.ca