Gingerbread with Spiced Rum Buttercream

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    35 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    8 -10

  • Calories

    748 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Gingerbread with Spiced Rum Buttercream

A classic old time gingerbread with a kick of rum buttercream frosting. This holiday dessert has never been merrier!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 cup water boiling
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature (1/2 cup = 4 oz. / 1 stick, unsalted
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 egg

dry ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup almond flour or use more all purpose flour, fine ground
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder

spiced buttercream

  • 4 Tbsp butter room temperature, unsalted
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar sifted
  • 3 Tbsp spiced rum
  • 1 Tbsp milk or cream (to thin frosting), or more as needed

Instructions

  1. Set oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine the boiling water with the baking soda and set aside.
  3. Add the butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or use an electric hand mixer and a medium mixing bowl.) Beat the butter until fluffy, then add the sugar and beat well to combine.
  4. Add the molasses and the water/baking soda mixture.
  5. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until fully combined.
  6. In a medium mixing bowl or on a piece of parchment paper, sift together dry ingredients. Add them to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix on low speed to combine.
  7. Pour batter into a well greased pan. *NOTE: This recipe makes enough batter for a 9x12 rectangle baking pan, but I wanted to use my 9" round springform pan, so I had enough batter left to make 6 cupcakes. Go either way, but be sure to grease up your pan well, this cake is sticky.
  8. Bake for about 30-35 minutes for the rectangle, and a little longer for a springform pan, 40-45 minutes. Cupcakes will take about 14 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cool on a rack before topping cake with frosting.
  10. To make the frosting, blend the soft butter and sugar with a wooden spoon.
  11. Add the rum and then the milk or cream, a tablespoon at a time, beating well, until the frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 slice Calories 748kcal (37%) Carbohydrates 105g (35%) Protein 10g (20%) Fat 33g (51%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 5g (25%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 87mg (29%) Sodium 462mg (19%) Potassium 801mg (17%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 80g (160%) Vitamin A 593IU (12%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 230mg (23%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8-10

Amount Per Serving

Calories 748 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 slice
Calories 748kcal 37%
Carbohydrates 105g 35%
Protein 10g 20%
Fat 33g 51%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 87mg 29%
Sodium 462mg 19%
Potassium 801mg 17%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 80g 160%
Vitamin A 593IU 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 230mg 23%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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