Gingerbread Cake (2024)

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What compliments gingerbread? ›

Needing to be foiled, gingerbread loves whipped cream. But it also takes to tart winter fruits like a shortcake to strawberries. Poached or broiled pineapple sings alongside gingerbread, as do a few spoonfuls of pomelo curd, garnished with candied pomelo peel.

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Bicarbonate of soda is an extremely active raising agent and if you add too much then the gingerbread will rise up a lot during baking, then sink back fairly dramatically. If the surface of the gingerbread is wrinkled then this is also a sign that there was too much bicarbonate of soda.

If your gingerbread cake comes out dry, there could be a few reasons. Overbaking the cake, overmixing the cake, or the oven being too hot will lead to a dry cake.

You can store gingerbread cake in the fridge in an airtight sealed container or tightly wrapped, and it will last up to a week. Keep in mind though, the longer it is in the fridge the faster it will dry out. Gingerbread cake actually freezes really well!

Ginger has a natural affinity for pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and winter squash. These starchy vegetables provide the perfect canvas for ginger's spicy, floral heat. Add ginger, along with gratings of nutmeg and black pepper, to any recipe for sweet potato casserole. Who needs marshmallows when you have this much flavor?

If your oven is too hot, the outside of your cake will bake much more quickly than the inside, leading to a peak or crack. The top of your cake may also get too dark. Oven thermostats can be wildly off, so if this often happens, invest in a separate oven thermometer.

My cake has sunk in the middle.

There are three main reasons for this: a/ the oven door has been opened before the cake has set, b/ the cake didn't go in the oven as soon as the mixture was ready or c/ there's too much raising agent.

Why did my cake sink in the middle? The center of the cake isn't fully baked through, so it doesn't have a chance to set, creating a sunken cake with a doughy and dense texture. Bake cake a few extra minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.

These Frosted Gingerbread Cookies are thick, chewy, and slathered in cream cheese frosting! Made with brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and molasses, they're bursting with flavor! Perfect for Christmas cookie season!

Why is my ginger cake rubbery? ›

Too much raising agent would cause the cake to rise up a lot then shrink back on cooling, giving a rubbery texture. If the surface of the cake is wrinkled or has bubbles, then this is a sign that there is too much raising agent.

With Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cake and Cookie Mix, you can treat yourself to oven-fresh gingerbread cookies or cake any time of the day or night. Prepare as cookie mix or cake mix -- you decide! Enjoy as is or explore Betty Crocker recipes for a new take on this cookie classic.

Golden syrup, also known as "light treacle," is made from the evaporation of sugarcane, which creates a light, golden syrup very reminiscent of honey. Lyle's is a popular brand of golden syrup. Try using 1 cup golden syrup for every 1 cup molasses in a recipe.

A: the actual gingerbread has a shelf life of 18 months and the icing is 12 months. The icing is the part that will become stiffer, will be harder to get through the decorating bag and won't hold as well. There should be a date on the box which is 5 digits long and is the date of the year the house was baked on.

Store for up to two weeks in an airtight container in a cool place. The gingerbread can also be frozen and if you are freezing leftovers then you may prefer to wrap individual portions with food wrap and then put these in an airtight container.

Old-fashioned gingerbread is everyone's holiday favorite. This recipe is so easy to make and probably very similar to the one your great-grandmother used to make. This moist and lightly spiced gingerbread cake can be served with a dusting of powdered sugar, a dollop of whipped cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Honey: The sweetness of honey balances out the spiciness of ginger, creating a harmonious flavor profile. Honey can be added to ginger tea, ginger ale, or ginger co*cktails for a touch of sweetness. Pineapple: Pineapple adds a tropical sweetness to ginger beverages.