CHOCOLATE-COVERED GINGERBREAD CAKE
Categories Cake Chocolate Ginger Dessert Bake Christmas Winter Molasses Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 9 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch square metal baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper. Butter parchment. Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
- Mix warm water and baking soda in small bowl until baking soda dissolves. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, molasses, eggs, and fresh ginger in large bowl until well blended. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with water mixture in 2 additions, beating until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on rack 20 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake to loosen. Invert cake onto rack; cool. Peel off parchment.
- For glaze:
- Bring first 3 ingredients to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and vanilla; stir until smooth. Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 20 minutes.
- Place cake on rack set atop baking sheet. Reserve 1/2 cup glaze. Pour remaining glaze over cake, spreading with spatula to coat top and sides. Chill cake and reserved glaze until reserved glaze is just firm enough to pipe, about 1 hour.
- Transfer reserved glaze to pastry bag fitted with 1/4-inch plain tip. Pipe 5 diagonal lines atop cake, spacing evenly. Cluster crystallized ginger atop lines. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
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Evangeline Higgins
[email protected]This cake was a bit too spicy for my taste. I think I would use less ginger next time.
Noah Reardon
[email protected]This is the best gingerbread cake recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I love the combination of gingerbread and chocolate.
Taylin Bernard
[email protected]This cake was a big hit at my holiday party. Everyone loved it. It was so moist and flavorful. The chocolate ganache was the perfect finishing touch.
Hafeez Bugti
[email protected]This cake was delicious! I made it for my family for Christmas and they loved it. It was so easy to make and it turned out perfectly.
Leon Grieve
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry for my liking. I think I would add some more butter or oil to the batter next time.
Amahle Mbanjwa
[email protected]This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. I think I would reduce the amount of sugar next time.
Saqib wali
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of gingerbread, but this cake was amazing. The flavors were perfectly balanced and the texture was moist and fluffy.
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[email protected]This is the best gingerbread cake recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I love the combination of gingerbread and chocolate.
Woodie Wilson
[email protected]This cake was a big hit at my holiday party. Everyone loved it. It was so moist and flavorful. The chocolate ganache was the perfect finishing touch.
Md Mustakin
[email protected]This cake was delicious! I made it for my family for Christmas and they loved it. It was so easy to make and it turned out perfectly.
Tajay Harris
[email protected]This cake was a bit too spicy for my taste. I think I would use less ginger next time.
Tracey-lee Hendricks
[email protected]I loved this cake! It was so moist and flavorful. I especially loved the chocolate ganache. I will definitely be making this again.
Andrew Boast
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry for my liking. I think I would add some more butter or oil to the batter next time.
Fahad Khalil
[email protected]This cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. I think I would reduce the amount of sugar next time.
Bonnie Renaud
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but this recipe was so easy to follow that even I could make it. The cake turned out beautifully and it was a big hit at my holiday party.
Jk Star
[email protected]This is the best gingerbread cake recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I love the combination of gingerbread and chocolate.
Jamshad Jan
[email protected]I made this cake for my family for Christmas and they loved it. It was so moist and flavorful. The chocolate ganache was the perfect finishing touch.
Lilian Boniface
[email protected]This recipe was easy to follow and the cake turned out beautifully. I decorated it with some sprinkles and it was a hit at my holiday party.
milon Paul
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of gingerbread, but this cake was amazing. The flavors were perfectly balanced and the texture was moist and fluffy.
Jeremiah Oritsejolone
[email protected]This gingerbread cake was absolutely delicious! The chocolate ganache was the perfect finishing touch. I will definitely be making this again.