Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Cake

Name: Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Cake
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 165 grams packed brown sugar; 165 grams packed brown sugar; 57 grams butter; 2 Tbsps light corn syrup; 2 eggs; 219 grams all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp grated fresh gingerroot; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 119 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 112 milliliters molasses; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters warm water

Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 319 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. It is perfect for Christmas. This recipe from Taste of Home requires baking powder, corn syrup, brown sugar, and brown sugar. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. Users who liked this recipe also liked Brown Sugar Sponge Cookie with Chocolate Covered Caramels, Aloo Bonda ~ Fried-Batter Covered-Spicy Potato Dumplings, and Xocolate Covered Pretzel Rods.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, molasses, eggs and gingerroot.

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Brown Sugar

Ginger

Molasses

Butter

Egg

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Combine the flour, ground ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cloves; add to the molasses mixture alternately with water, beating just until combined.

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Baking Soda

Ginger Powder

Cinnamon

Molasses

Clove

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Frying Pan

In a medium saucepan, combine the cream, butter and corn syrup; bring to a simmer over medium heat.

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Butter

Cream

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Remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate and vanilla until smooth.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 20 minutes.

Place a baking sheet underneath the wire rack. Reserve 1/2 cup glaze.

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Glaze

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Wire Rack

Pour remaining glaze over cake; spreading with spatula cover top and sides. Chill cake and reserved glaze until glaze is just firm enough to pipe, about 1 hour.

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Glaze

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