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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 5, 2014
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This recipe yields a dark and sticky ginger cake flavored with ground spices – a rich bitter-sweet dessert!

Sticky Ginger Cake

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 17
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons grated gingerroot
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, beaten

Glaze

  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 1-quart saucepan, stir together 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup molasses, the brown sugar, butter and gingerroot. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is melted. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. In small bowl, beat buttermilk and eggs. Add egg mixture to honey mixture; stir with whisk. Pour over flour mixture; stir until well combined. Pour batter into pan.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 25 minutes. Poke cake every inch with skewer. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon molasses and the water; brush over hot cake. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition

110 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
2g Protein
21g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
110
Total Fat
2 1/2g
0%
Saturated Fat
1g
0%
Sodium
160mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
21g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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