Ho Ho Ho Pies | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the cakes:***
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsulphured or dark molasses (not blackstrap), such as Grandma's® Original Unsulphured Molasses
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• ***For the spiced cream cheese filling:***
• 6 ounces full-fat brick cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ground ginger, to taste
• ground cinnamon, to taste
• ground nutmeg, to taste
• ground cloves, to taste