Gingerbread Village Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp cloves
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 ½ cups flour
• ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup candied ginger (finely chopped)
• 2 eggs
• 4 ounces mascarpone cheese (room temperature)
• ¾ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• ½ pound cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp orange zest
• pinch of cinnamon
• ¼ cup candied ginger (finely chopped)
• 1/3 cup ginger (or pear jam)
• fresh rosemary (for garnish)
• confectioner’s sugar