Super Moist Gingerbread Cake Recipe (2024)

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Gingerbread cake is a moist spiced cake. This particular recipe is soft, tender and full of spice aroma of Christmas. This healthy gingerbread can be baked for Christmas.

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1.About Gingerbread Recipe

2.Watch Gingerbread Video

3.Gingerbread Ingredients

4.How to Make Gingerbread (Stepwise Pictures)

6.Frequently Asked Questions

7.📖 Recipe Card

Gingerbread

I have been eyeing on this cake for quite sometime ever since i came across in nigella christmas cookbook. I wanted to try it so badly finally i made in couple days back. don't know about you, but I have an addiction towards spiced cakes. Spices works beautiful in baked goodies specially in cakes. And this is the answer for that.

About Gingerbread Recipe

Ginger bread is simply ‘Preserved Ginger’ referred to a confection made with honey and spices. There are Mixed stories of where it is originated and have different name in German, French and Latin languages. In United states they make lot of ginger bread cake during christmas and it is seasonal food in United states and European
countries.

Making gingerbread house is a famous Christmas tradition in many countries.

The cake is just perfect, you can never get better recipe than this. The cake is so moist, light and mildly spiced and delicious. It is a healthy version. It tasted wonderful warm, enjoy it with some whipped cream or just a dusting of some icing sugar. So good for this time of the year.

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Gingerbread Ingredients

All Purpose Flour: gives softer cake when using plain flour. Wheat flour can be used but texture may be little dense.

Raising Agent: baking soda and baking powder should be fresh if it is old it won’t make good cake .

Spices : The most important ingredient in your gingerbread cake is ground ginger. Ginger powder adds intense ginger flavour than freshly grated ginger. Along with ginger, cinnamon and cloves is added.

Brown Sugar – reason for moistness of the cake is using dark brown sugar.

Eggs - helps make soft cake and results in better textured cake.

Honey - traditionally molasses is used, but i like to use honey for the sticky caramelized texture.

Gingerbread cake is served with Vanilla or whipping cream topping.

How to Make Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Wet Ingredients

In a sauce pan, take ½ cup of water and bring it to a boil. Take it off the heat and add in honey and mix well. Now add in baking soda and mix well. Now add in ¼ cup of water and mix well. Set aside so it gets cold.

Dry Ingredients

Now In another bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and mix well. Set aside.

Gingerbread Batter

In another bowl, take oil, jaggery or brown sugar and mix well. Add in egg and whisk well. Combine everything to a batter.

Baking Gingerbread

The batter will be very runny. Pour this batter in the cake pan and bake this for 40 to 45 mins till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Now remove it from oven and cool it down completely. Slice into squares and enjoy.

How to Make Gingerbread (Stepwise Pictures)

1)Line a square baking pan with parchment paper and grease it with oil.

Make Gingerbread Syrup

2)Now take ½ cup of water in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil and remove it from heat

3)add in honey and mix well.

4)Add in baking soda and mix well.

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5)Now add in ¼ cup of cold water and mix well

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6)Set aside till use.

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Mix Dry Ingredients

7)Take plain flour in a bowl.

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8)Add in spice powders. I am using 1tspGround Cinnamon, Ground Ginger, Ground Cloves and salt.

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9)Add in baking soda and baking powder.

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10)Mix well and set aside.

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Make Gingerbread Batter

11)Take oil in a bowl.

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12)Add in brown sugar.

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13)Mix well till creamy.

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14)Add in beaten egg and whisk till combined.

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15)Now the mixture is frothy and light.

Gingerbread Cake Baked

23)Pour the batter in the parchment lined baking tray. Bake till done.

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24)Bake till done.

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25)Slice into pieces and serve.

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26)Enjoy.

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Tips & Tricks

The Batter for gingerbread has to be runny. Runny batter will make the cake so moist and soft.
The spices which i used is purely optional. you can add more or less as per your preference.
Oil can be used for melted butter.
Never over mix your batter, else cake may turn dense.
Brown sugar can be substituted for jaggery.
Honey can be substituted for treacle, golden syrup.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between gingerbread and ginger cake?

The difference between old fashioned gingerbread recipe and ginger cake is the ingredients. Gingerbread Cake is flavored with warm spices such as ginger, cinnamon and cloves as well as molasses. Ginger Cake main ingredient is the ginger spice. The ginger cake usually doesn't have molasses in it.

What is gingerbread cake made of?

Gingerbread cake is made with basic ingredients like flour, brown sugar, honey, spices and oil.

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Gingerbread Cake | Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Gingerbread cake is a moist spiced cake. This particular recipe is soft, tender and full of spice aroma of christmas. This healthy gingerbread can be baked for christmas.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 215kcal

Ingredients

▢ 1¼ cup All Purpose Flour (150 grams)
▢ 1½ tsp Baking Powder
▢ ½ tsp Baking Soda
▢ 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
▢ 1 tsp Ground Ginger
▢ ⅛ tsp Ground Cloves
▢ ¼ tsp Salt
▢ ½ cup Honey (120 ml)
▢ ½ cup Oil (120 ml)
▢ 1 large Egg
▢ ½ cup Brown Sugar (100 grams packed, I used powdered jaggery)
▢ ½+¼ Water (180 ml)

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Line a 20 cm square baking pan with parchment paper and grease it well with oil. Set aside.
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In a sauce pan, take ½ cup of water and bring it to a boil. Take it off the heat and add in honey and mix well. Now add in baking soda and mix well. Now add in ¼ cup of water and mix well. Set aside so it gets cold.
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Now In another bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and mix well. Set aside.
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In another bowl, take oil, jaggery or brown sugar and mix well. Add in egg and whisk well.
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Now add in half of the flour mix in and fold gently. Now add in all the honey mix and mix well.Add in the remaining flour and mix well.
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The batter will be very runny. Pour this batter in the cake pan and bake this for 40 to 45 mins till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
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Now remove it from oven and cool it down completely.
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Now unmould it and peel off the parchment paper.
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Slice into squares and enjoy..

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Notes

The Batter for gingerbread has to be runny. Runny batter will make the cake so moist and soft.
The spices which i used is purely optional. you can add more or less as per your preference.
Oil can be used for melted butter.
Never over mix your batter, else cake may turn dense.
Brown sugar can be substituted for jaggery.
Honey can be substituted for treacle, golden syrup.

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FAQs

What ingredient in a cake helps to absorb liquids and add moisture? ›

Sugars are hygroscopic, including table sugar, honey, brown sugar, and molasses. Sugar attracts water, keeping baked goods moist and soft.

Should gingerbread be soft when it comes out of the oven? ›

The cookies should still be slightly soft when you take them out of the oven. Most regular-sized gingerbread cookies will take 9-10 minutes, but you might need a little more or less time depending on whether your cookie cutters are small or extra large.

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Why are my cakes so moist? ›

So, to prevent moist cakes, make sure you're binding the ingredients well. If over-mixing is a problem, so is under-mixing.

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Why is my gingerbread too hard? ›

“There are some gingerbread recipes that are hard right after baking and need to sit for a few days to soften. Molasses and honey hardens gingerbread, but as the sugar absorbs moisture, it will get softer.”

How to make your cake super moist? ›

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Use Buttermilk Instead of Milk.
Add Vegetable Oil.
Use Instant Clearjel or Instant Pudding Mix.
Use the Right Recipe.
Don't Overbake.
Bake in Sheet Pans Instead of individual Cake Pans.
Use a Simple Syrup or Glaze.

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What ingredient provides moisture to a baked good? ›

Liquid is used in baking to provide moisture to the product and to allow the gluten to properly develop. Water is the most basic and common form of liquid used in baking. Often, milk products such as whole milk, buttermilk, cream, or dried milk are used.

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What happens if you don't chill gingerbread dough? ›

2. Forgetting to chill the dough. It's tempting to want to roll out the dough as soon as it comes together, but let it have a little time to rest. Chilling it for at least two hours or overnight gives the ingredients a chance to absorb one another, making it a whole lot easier to roll out the dough without it cracking.

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How to stop gingerbread from going soft? ›

Comments for gingerbread for houses getting too soft

My suggestion would be to bake them again in a low temperature oven to dry them out. I would start at 250 or 275 F. for about 40 min. Remember, when it cools it hardens.

Can I use both butter and oil in cake? ›

Not to mention oil is cheaper and easier to work with. Butter will always provide superior flavor and that melt-in-your-mouth texture. In many recipes, combining the two gives the best of both worlds. That's what I landed on for my Red Velvet Cake recipe!

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How to stop cake from being dry? ›

Don't overbake! This is probably the most important tip when it comes to keeping cakes nice and moist. If your batter is left in the oven too long the heat can cause the ingredients to become dry and crumbly. If you're a serial over-baker, investing in an oven thermometer can keep you on the straight and narrow.

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Does sour cream make a cake moist? ›

Sour cream is one of the fattiest dairy products; the extra fat content (for example, adding sour cream to a cake instead of milk) will make the cake moister and richer, says Wilk. "Fat, in any form (butter, lard, cream, etc.) shortens gluten strands, which essentially leads to the most tender baked goods," she adds.

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Can you overmix gingerbread? ›

Over mixing the dough can lead to a tough textured cookie that doesn't hold its shape as well. Mix on low speed each time while slowly scraping down the sides of the bowl mixing just until everything is combined.

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What are the three types of gingerbread? ›

The three distinct types of gingerbread are brown gingerbread, wafer-based gingerbread and honey gingerbread.

BROWN GINGERBREAD.
WAFER GINGERBREAD.
HONEY GINGERBREAD.

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Should gingerbread be soft or crunchy? ›

Gingerbread cookies should be soft. They should be supple. They should bend to your teeth before the cookie skin breaks and the crumbs fall all over you. They should retain a bit of elasticity, and maybe you can even leave your fingerprints on the cookie if you hold them too hard because you're just that excited.

Which improves the flavor and retain moisture of the cake? ›

In cakes, sugar assists with the aeration and stabilising of batters. Sugars improve the crust colour of baked products, improve flavour and help to retain moisture, keeping products softer for longer and so reducing staling.

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Why does cake flour absorb more moisture? ›

Cake flour is also very finely ground, “with a silky-smooth texture that produces a fine-textured cake,” explains Corriher (you might see it labeled as extra fine or superfine flour). Because it's so fine, it has more surface area, meaning it can absorb more liquid.

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How does sugar add moisture to a cake? ›

Sugar creates texture

Sugar easily binds with water, which accomplishes two main things. 1) It locks in moisture, keeping your baked goods from drying out; and 2) It inhibits the development of gluten which keeps your cookies, cakes and sweet breads softer.

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What are the ingredients in cake emulsifiers? ›

Cake gel, also known as cake emulsifier and SP, is a kind of paste emulsifier obtained by hydration and emulsification of monoglyceride, polyglycerol fatty acid ester, span, tween, propylene glycol fatty acid ester, sucrose ester and other emulsifiers.

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