Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• Gingerbread Cake:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• 1 Tbsp. Spice Islands® Ground Ginger
• 1 Tbsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
• ½ tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Cloves
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup Grandma’s® Molasses
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
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• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 12 oz. cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp. milk (optional for consistency)
• Decorations (optional):
• Crumbled gingersnap cookies
• Fresh rosemary sprigs
• Gingerbread cookies