Orange Gingerbread Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Serves: 3
Mohammad Wiegand
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
57
Sweetness
58
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2.25 cups
All-Purpose Flour2 tsps
Ground Ginger1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 tsp
Ground Cloves1.75 tsps
Baking Soda1 pinch
Salt2 tbsps
Vegetable Oil3 cup
Granulated Sugar2 large
Egg1 cup
Honey2 tsps
Orange Zest (grated)3 cup
Water (warm)2 cups
Powdered Sugar (sifted)2 tsps
Vanilla ExtractDirections:
1
Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2
Line a 9x9 cake pan with Reynolds Wrap(R) Aluminum Foil and grease and flour the foil
3
Set pan aside
4
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, spices, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt
5
Set aside
6
In a large bowl whisk together 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, sugar and eggs until thick and pale
7
Stir in molasses, honey and orange zest
8
Add the dry ingredients, all at once, to the wet ingredients
9
Stir together until entirely incorporated
10
Add the warm water and gently stir until the mixture is silky smooth
11
Pour the batter into the prepared pan
12
Bake cake for 35-45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
13
While the cake bakes, make the cream cheese frosting
14
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, blend the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth
15
Stop the mixer and add the softened butter
16
Scrape down the sides of the bowl
17
Beat over medium speed until smooth and incorporated
18
Add one cup of powdered sugar and blend until incorporated
19
Add vanilla extract (and the paste from inside the scraped bean, if using) and remaining cup of powdered sugar
20
Beat until frosting is smooth and silky
21
Allow cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes
22
Remove from the pan and place on wire rack
23
Allow to cool completely before frosting the cake
24
Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds before serving
25
This cake can be stored, well wrapped in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days