Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting

Name: Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 591 milliliters all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 10 servings Fresh cranberries; 1 slice Crystallized ginger; 3 Tbsps minced crystallized ginger; 2 larges eggs; 296 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 237 milliliters mild-flavored (light) molasses; 1 slice Orange , quartered; 6 Tbsps powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters stout (beer), flat, room temperature; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 710 milliliters chilled whipping cream

Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 778 calories, 6g of protein, and 46g of fat. This vegetarian recipe serves 10. A mixture of salt, ground cinnamon, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Sift first 6 ingredients into medium bowl; set aside. Using electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Bowl

Oven

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. Beat in flour mixture alternately with stout in 3 additions each (mixture may look curdled). Beat just until smooth. Divide batter between prepared pans; smooth tops.

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Molasses

All Purpose Flour

Stout

Egg

Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on rack 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in plastic; let stand at room temperature.)

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