Cholly's World-Famous Gingerbread Cake
Cholly's World-Famous Gingerbread Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 10. One serving contains 392 calories, 4g of protein, and 10g of fat. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have crème anglaise, ground cinnamon, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
In a 2- to 3-quart pan over high heat, bring 1 cup water to a boil.
Remove from heat and stir in molasses and baking soda. After mixture stops foaming, stir in 1/2 cup cold water; let cool to room temperature, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and cloves.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs until blended. Reduce speed to medium-low.
Add flour and molasses mixtures alternately until incorporated, then beat on high speed until well blended.
Pour into a buttered and floured 9-inch square pan.
Bake in a 325 regular or convection oven until a toothpick inserted in center of thickest part comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
Let cool in pan on a rack at least 1 1/4 hours.
Pour about 1/4 cup crme anglaise onto each plate.
Cut cake into pieces (see notes) and set them in sauce on plates. If desired, lightly sift cocoa and/or powdered sugar over each plate and garnish with a mint sprig. Offer remaining crme anglaise to add to taste.