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Gingerbread Cake with Creamy Gingerbread Frosting - Recipe

The Creamy Gingerbread Frosting makes this gingerbread extra festive for holiday celebrations. If you prefer a simpler presentation, omit the frosting and dust the gingerbread with confectioners' sugar.
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Gingerbread Cake with Creamy Gingerbread Frosting Recipe
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Mix flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and cinnamon in medium bowl; set aside.

2. Beat butter, brown sugar and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. Add eggs; beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with boiling water, beating on low speed after each addition until smooth. Pour into prepared pans.

3. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack.

4. Fill and frost with Creamy Gingerbread Frosting. Refrigerate cake until ready to serve. Creamy Gingerbread Frosting: Pour 1 cup milk into medium bowl. Add 1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding mix, 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Ginger and 1/8 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon . Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. Gently stir in 1 tub (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed.
 
 
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 16
Ingredients
-2 1/2 cups flour
-2 teaspoons baking powder
-2 teaspoons McCormick® Ginger, Ground
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
-1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
-1 cup molasses
-2 eggs
-1 cup boiling water
- Creamy Gingerbread Frosting (recipe follows)
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 277 Calories
Fat: 9 Grams
Protein: 3 Grams
Cholesterol: 43 Milligrams
Carbohydrates: 46 Grams
Sodium: 283 Milligrams
Fiber: 1 Grams