GINGERBREAD I
Gingerbread is an old-fashioned, warm, and spicy treat you can make easily at home with this recipe.
Provided by Kathleen Dickerson
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour one 8 inch square baking pan.
- Cream shortening and sugar until light. Add the egg and molasses and beat thoroughly.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, and ground cinnamon.
- Bring water to a boil and add alternately with flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.7 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 235.5 mg, Sugar 16 g
MOIST, TENDER SPICE CAKE: GINGERBREAD VARIATION
This is a substantial yet tender spice cake that's flavorful enough to serve unadorned. Also great with a bit of whipped cream on top.
Provided by Juenessa
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9-by-13-inch pan.
- Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl.
- Mix milk, eggs, molasses and vanilla extract in a 2-cup measuring cup.
- Beat softened butter into dry ingredients, first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble-sized pieces.
- Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth.
- Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth.
- Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds.
- Pour batter into cake pan.
- Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, about 30-40 minutes.
- Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes.
- Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack.
- Let cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.3, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 8, Cholesterol 72.3, Sodium 210.2, Carbohydrate 47.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 25.1, Protein 3.9
MOIST TENDER SPICE CAKE
Another recipe from USA Today supplement to our local newspaper found in Moms Grey Book. This is from Pam Anderson, and was in combination with the Sausage and White Bean Soup and Savory Corn Muffins...so assume it would be great to add this to the meal
Provided by Chabear01
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 slices, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to middle positon and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9 by 13 inch pan. Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl. Mix milk, eggs and vanilla extract in a 2 cup measuring cup.
- Beat softened butter into dry ingredients first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble sized pieces. Add about 1/2 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages, beat on medium speed until bater is smooth. Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated about 30 seconds. Pour batter into cake pan.
- Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack, let cool.
- *** Picnic Tip: Can be double wrapped in plastic a day ahead. Return to pan to transport. Also the batter can be divided and baked into two 8" square cake pans. Take one to picnic and freeze one for later.
- *** Gingerbread Variation - To Turn Cake into Gingerbread:.
- * reduce baking powder to 1 tsp; add 1 tsp baking soda.
- * Reduce brown sugar to 1 cup add 1 cup molasses.
- * for spices, use 1 tbls ground ginger, 1 tsp ground cinnamon and 1/2 tsp ground allspice (omit nutmeg and cloves).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 413.4, Fat 24.8, SaturatedFat 15.3, Cholesterol 102.8, Sodium 198.8, Carbohydrate 45, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 26.7, Protein 4
MOIST, TENDER SPICE CAKE
This is a substantial yet tender spice cake that's flavorful enough to serve unadorned.
Provided by Ben S.
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9-by-13-inch pan. Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl. Mix milk, eggs and vanilla extract in a 2-cup measuring cup.
- Beat softened butter into dry ingredients, first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble-sized pieces. Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth. Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into cake pan.
- Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack. Let cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 66.6 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 221.5 mg, Sugar 18.5 g
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