Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

December 14, 2018

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This classic Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect holiday dessert. It will remind you the time-honored gingerbread cake that grandma made

Gingerbread Cake:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
1 large egg
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup hot water
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 box (8 ounces) cream cheese softened
6 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8×11 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg; set...

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Nutritions

Calories
526

Sodium
543mg
22% DV

Fat
19g
30% DV

Protein
7g
15% DV

Carbs
82g
28% DV

Fiber
2g
10% DV