Perfectly Spiced Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake

Name: Perfectly Spiced Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour blend ((I used Better Batter)); 1 1/4 teaspoons xanthan gum (omit if your blend already contains it); 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons unsulphured molasses; 6 tablespoons pure maple syrup; 4 tablespoons honey; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled); 1 egg (at room temperature, beaten); 1 cup warm water; 2 tablespoons neutral oil ((vegetable, canola, grapeseed, etc.)); 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 2 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature); 1/4 teaspoon lukewarm water (plus more by the drop)

10 steps

Prep:15minCook:50min

The most tender gluten free gingerbread cake you've ever had, with all the right warm winter spices and plenty of molasses, maple syrup, and honey. It's your new favorite snack cake!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:27:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories488.3 kcal (24%)

Total Fat19.3 g (28%)

Carbs86 g (33%)

Sugars55.6 g (62%)

Protein2.4 g (5%)

Sodium319.9 mg (16%)

Fiber2.4 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

9 servings

2 ½ cupsall purpose gluten-free flour blend

1 ¼ teaspoonsxanthan gum

omit if your blend already contains it

1 ½ teaspoonsbaking soda

½ teaspoonbaking powder

½ teaspoonkosher salt

2 teaspoonsground cinnamon

2 teaspoonsground ginger

½ cupgranulated sugar

½ cuplight brown sugar

packed

2 tablespoonsunsulphured molasses

6 tablespoonspure maple syrup

4 tablespoonshoney

8 tablespoonsunsalted butter

melted and cooled

1egg

at room temperature, beaten

1 cupwater

warm

2 tablespoonsneutral oil

vegetable, canola, grapeseed, etc

1 cupconfectioners’ sugar

2 ouncescream cheese

at room temperature

¼ teaspoonwater

lukewarm, plus more by the drop

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and line an 8-inch square baking pan and set it aside.

Step 2

In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and granulated sugar. Whisk to combine well.

Step 3

Add the brown sugar and mix to combine, breaking up any lumps.

Step 4

Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the molasses, maple syrup, honey, butter, egg, water, and oil, and mix to combine well. The batter will be thick.

Step 5

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the top with a moistened spatula.

Step 6

Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with, at most, a few moist crumbs attached (40 to 50 minutes).

Step 7

Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Glaze

Step 8

While the cake is cooling, make the cream cheese glaze. In a small bowl, place the confectioners’ sugar, cream cheese, and 1/4 teaspoon of lukewarm water.

Step 9

Mix until a very thick paste forms. Add more water by the drop, mixing to combine well after each addition, until you have a thickly pourable glaze.

Step 10

When the cake is cool, slice into squares and serve with a dollop of cream cheese glaze.

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