Gingerbread Spice Cake

This gingerbread spice cake is one of the recipes my grandma loved to make during the holidays. While she prepared a hard sauce, this molasses-forward cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting that brings the whole thing together. If you’re looking for a full-flavored recipe to bake this holiday, this is the one to prepare! → PRINT the Recipe: https://www.wyseguide.com/gingerbread... Watch more videos like this:    • Christmas Baking & Cooking | Wyse Guide      • All Things Christmas | Wyse Guide      • Cake Recipes | Wyse Guide      • Dessert Recipes | Wyse Guide   Follow me! → Get my cookbook: https://www.wyseguide.com/cookbook/ → Shop my website (magazine & merch): https://shop.wyseguide.com/ → Visit my website: https://www.wyseguide.com → Sign up for my newsletter: https://wyseguide.com/newsletter → Facebook: http://bit.ly/WyseGuideFB → Instagram: http://bit.ly/WyseGuideIG INGREDIENTS For the cake: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup white granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup molasses 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1 cup brewed coffee For the frosting: 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature 2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1-2 tbsp cognac (optional) (or 1 tsp vanilla extract) INSTRUCTIONS For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x9 baking dish with butter or nonstick spray and set it aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition to evenly incorporate. Once the eggs are added, beat in the molasses and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. At a low speed, beat slowly while adding the brewed coffee in a steady stream. Once all the coffee and dry ingredients are incorporated, fold the batter a few times by hand to ensure everything is evenly mixed. Pour the prepared batter into the baking dish and bake in the preheated 350°F oven until the cake is domed and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out mostly clean, 40-50 minutes. Once the cake is baked, remove it from the oven and set it aside to cool for 2 hours before frosting. Once the cake is cooled, frost and serve. For the frosting: In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until it is soft and smooth, 2-3 minutes. Add the cognac (or vanilla extract), powdered sugar, and salt. Beat it slowly until the powdered sugar is incorporated and smooth. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:40 Preparing the wet ingredients 02:37 Adding in the dry ingredients 05:05 Baking the cake 06:07 Preparing the frosting 07:52 Frosting the cake 09:56 Tasting the cake #gingerbread #spice #cake #dessert #baking #christmas From my farm to your home. 🏡 My name is Kaleb Wyse and here, you will find delicious recipes, videos from my farm, garden, and fun home projects. My knowledge has been earned from years of home cooks and farmers in my family. https://wyseguide.com A farm is much more than a house to live in; it’s a lifestyle. My passion for gardening and landscaping came from outdoor work with my mom in our expansive farm yard, my love for baking came from innumerable short walks to my grandma’s house to make cookies, and as a farmer, my dad taught me that we are the stewards of our land. So whether you live in a city center or have decided rural life is for you, I hope to inspire you with the projects and recipes I use in daily life. We can’t all live on a farm, but we all need farms in our lives. From the dirt in my vegetable garden to the flour in my kitchen, I’ll show you everything I love to do.