Gingerbread Cake With Lemon Glaze
Serves: 2
Alessia Franecki
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
48
Sweetness
45
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.666667 cups
All-Purpose Flour2 tsps
Ground Ginger1.25 tsps
Baking Soda1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon3 tsp
Salt1 cup
White Sugar1 cup
Vegetable Oil1 cup
Water (boiling)1 cup
Powdered Sugar1 cup
Lemon Juice1 tbsp
Lemon Zest (grated)Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch square baking pan
3
Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and Chinese five-spice powder in a bowl
4
Stir sugar, molasses, oil, and egg into flour mixture until just combined
5
Pour in boiling water and whisk until the batter is smooth and shiny, about 1 minute
6
Pour batter into prepared baking pan
7
Tap pan gently on the counter to remove any air bubbles
8
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes
9
Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a bowl until sugar dissolves
10
Pour lemon juice mixture over cake while cake is still hot
11
Spread the mixture around with a spatula to ensure even distribution
12
Let cake cool completely before serving