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How to Bake a Perfect Gingerbread Bundt Cake

How to Bake a Perfect Gingerbread Bundt Cake

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Ingredients

Adjust Servings:
For cake:
Cooking spray baking spray with flour
1 cup (8 oz) Unsalted butter at room temperature
1 ¼ cups Brown sugar firmly packed light
⅓ cup Granulated sugar
2 Large eggs at room temperature
½ cup Molasses
2 tsp Vanilla extract
2 ½ cups All-purpose flour
2 tsp Cinnamon ground
1 ½ tsp Ground ginger
1 tsp Ground nutmeg
¾ tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Kosher Salt
½ tsp Baking soda
½ tsp Ground Allspice
½ tsp Ground cloves
¾ cup Sour cream at room temperature
¾ cup Whole milk at room temperature
For cream cheese glaze:
4 oz Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
2 tbsp Unsalted butter softened to room temperature
1 cup Powdered sugar
1 tbsp Amaretto liqueur or 1 tbsp milk
2 tbsp Milk plus more as needed
Optional:
Cranberries sugared

Nutritional information

403
calories
22.2g
fat
46.2g
carbohydrates
6.1g
protein
116mg
cholesterol
1229mg
sodium

How to Bake a Perfect Gingerbread Bundt Cake

This Christmas-scented Gingerbread Bundt Cake is tall, regal, and a major crowd-pleaser. It boasts a moist, tender crumb bursting with flavor from fragrant warming spices and a rich, earthy hue from molasses and brown sugar. Top your Bundt cake with a flavorful cream cheese and amaretto glaze, and decorate it with charming sugared cranberries for a festive, sparkling touch. Perfection.

This Bundt cake is easy to make and uses ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. Here are a couple of tips for Bundt cake unmolding success: Coat the pan evenly with nonstick baking spray with flour, making sure to get in all of the crannies and crenellations. Alternatively, grease your Bundt pan with a tablespoon of butter, then shake a tablespoon of flour all around to coat it evenly. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan before flipping it out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

To make the Gingerbread Bundt Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for How to Bake a Perfect Gingerbread Bundt Cake

Steps to make How to Bake a Perfect Gingerbread Bundt Cake

  1. 1

    Heat oven and prepare Bundt pan

    5min

    Preheat your oven to 350 °F. Spray a 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray with flour to ensure the cake comes out easily.

  2. 2

    Cream butter and sugar

    5min

    To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add 1 cup unsalted butter, 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar, and ⅓ cup granulated sugar. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed, about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Mix in eggs

    2min

    Mix in 2 eggs, one at a time, making sure that the first is fully incorporated before adding the second.

  4. 4

    Mix in molasses and vanilla

    1min

    Mix in ½ cup molasses and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until well combined and smooth. Then scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl once more.

  5. 5

    Combine dry ingredients

    1min

    In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon ground allspice, and ½ teaspoon ground cloves. Set aside.

  6. 6

    Mix milk and sour cream

    1min

    In a glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk ¾ cup sour cream and ¾ cup whole milk together until smooth.

  7. 7

    Complete cake batter

    2min

    Starting and ending with the flour mixture, alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk mixture to the batter in the bowl of your stand mixer, mixing on low speed until just combined after each addition. Do not overmix. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the batter a few times to ensure that all ingredients are evenly combined.

  8. 8

    Transfer batter to Bundt pan

    2min

    Pour the cake batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Firmly tap the pan against the counter a few times to release air.

  9. 9

    Bake

    45min

    Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden skewer or cake tester inserted in the cake comes out clean.

  10. 10

    Cool

    10min

    Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.

  11. 11

    Prepare glaze

    3min

    Use a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to beat 4 ounces cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter together until well combined and creamy. Add 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon amaretto, and 2 tablespoons milk to the bowl and mix on medium-high speed until smooth and well combined. Add more milk as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the glaze reaches a desired drizzling consistency.

  12. 12

    Glaze

    Spoon the glaze over the cooled cake. Garnish with sugared cranberries if you wish.

  13. 13

    Serve

    Slice and serve.

Whether you're in the holiday spirit or just craving a buttery Bundt cake, this Gingerbread Bundt Cake is a recipe you'll want to keep up your sleeve. Give this delicious Bundt cake a try and be sure to let us know what you think!

About the author

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!

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