Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - Perfectly spiced cake layers and rich cream cheese frosting. Ideal for holiday gatherings!

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Oven
  • Cake pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Cooling rack
  • Plastic wrap
  • Refrigerator
  • Serving platter
  • Spatula
  • Toothpick
  • Hand mixer

Ingredients

  • Recipe provided by @frenchvanillabaker
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  • Gingerbread Cake:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
  • 1 Tbsp. 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
  • 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

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