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My recipe is this Chocolate Gingerbread Cake.
I decided to put a tasty twist on classic gingerbread by mixing it with chocolate.
The two flavors together are a fantastic combination!
Top it with cream cheese frosting and decorate it with chocolate gingerbread men,
and you have one fantastic Christmas cake!
Top it with cream cheese frosting and decorate it with chocolate gingerbread men,
and you have one fantastic Christmas cake!
Chocolate Gingerbread Cake
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Ingredients
Chocolate Gingerbread Cake- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup boiling water
- 8 oz. package cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Chocolate Gingerbread CakeHeat your oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of two 9 inch cake pans with wax paper; grease the sides of the pans. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars. Mix in the oil and molasses. Add the eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. In another bowl, mix the boiling water with the cocoa powder. Alternate adding the dry mixture and wet mixture to the batter until well combined. Pour your batter in the prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add the vanilla. Gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar. Spread over cooled cake.
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To make the gingerbread men, I used a silicon mold and melted chocolate.
First, I filled in the eyes, mouth and buttons with white chocolate.
Then, I filled in the whole cavity with chocolate.
After these little guys set up, gently push on the other side of the mold until they pop out.
Then press them into the frosting around your cake.
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