Gingerbread Petits Fours

Name: Gingerbread Petits Fours
Prep time: 1 h 29 min
Cook time: 1 h 29 min
Total time: 1 h 29 min
Yield: 47
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters firmly packed dark brown sugar; 118 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 118 milliliters buttermilk; 227 grams 1/2 package cream cheese, softened; 907 grams ready-to-spread cream cheese frosting (we tested with Duncan Hines); 1 large egg; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 pinch ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 118 milliliters light molasses; 59 milliliters powdered sugar

Gingerbread Petits Fours is If you have baking soda, firmly brown sugar, buttermilk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 29 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas.

Instructions

Whisk together first 5 ingredients in a bowl; set aside.

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Whisk

Bowl

Beat butter and brown sugar in a large bowl at medium-high speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add egg; beat until blended.

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Egg

Add molasses and grated ginger; beat until well blended.

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Molasses

Ginger

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Spread batter into a greased and floured 8" pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake at 350 for 40 to 42 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Carefully transfer cake to cooling rack; cool completely. Wrap cake in plastic wrap; chill 8 hours or overnight.

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Wrap

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Wire Rack

Plastic Wrap

Oven

Frying Pan

Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar at medium speed until fluffy. Stir in 1/8 teaspoon ginger, pinch of cinnamon, and pinch of allspice.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Allspice

Cinnamon

Ginger

Cut cake in half horizontally, making 2 equal layers.

Spread frosting evenly over bottom cake layer. Carefully place remaining cake layer on frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

Cut cake into 25 squares, using a serrated or an electric knife.

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Knife

Place squares on a rack over a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Remove foil cover from frosting containers. Microwave frosting at HIGH 30 seconds or until melted, stirring once.

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Frosting

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Microwave

Aluminum Foil

Pour or spoon frosting over petits fours, coating top and sides completely. If additional frosting is needed, scrape excess frosting from baking sheet and return to container, and microwave on HIGH 15 seconds or until melted.

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Frosting

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Baking Sheet

Microwave

Place petits fours in large candy cups, if desired. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

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Candy