Double Ginger Gingerbread
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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For Gingerbread
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup light molasses
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
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For Grand Marnier Cream
- 2⁄3 cup well-chilled whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons Grand Marnier
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
directions
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For Gingerbread:
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- Grease 8-inch square baking pan;dust with flour.
- Sift first 8 ingredients into bowl.
- Using electric mixer, cream butter in another bowl.
- Add brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy;beat in egg,then molasses.
- Mix in buttermilk alternately with dry ingredients.
- Fold in crystallized ginger and orange peel;spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until springy to touch, 45 to 50 minutes.
- Cool cake in pan on rack.
- Serve with cream.
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For Grand Marnier Cream:
- Beat cream,Grand Marnier and vanilla until beginning to thicken.
- Add sugar and sour cream and beat until soft peaks form.
- Serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Leslie in Texas
Spring, Texas