Bold And Spicy Gingerbread Cake Pop Recipes

GINGERBREAD CAKE POP

Steps:

• For the gingerbread cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter.
• In a pot, combine the molasses, butter, brown sugar, baking soda and 1 cup water. Warm over medium heat until the butter is melted. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the eggs.
• In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and fold until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
• For the lemon buttercream: Put the butter, confectioners' sugar and lemon zest and juice in the bowl of a stand mixer and cream until light, fluffy and lighter in color.
• Put the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted.
• Crumble the cake, add the buttercream and mix until well combined. Form the mixture into balls and place a lollipop stick in the center of each ball. Dip in the melted chocolate and garnish as desired.

GINGERBREAD CAKE (SPICY)

Steps:

• Butter a 10-inch (10- to 12-cup) bundt pan well and dust with flour, shaking out excess.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously butter bundt pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Bring stout and molasses to a boil in a large saucepan and remove from heat.
• Whisk in baking soda, then cool to room temperature.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and spices in a large bowl.
• Whisk together eggs and both sugars.
• Whisk in oil, then molasses mixture.
• Add to flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
• Pour batter into bundt pan and bang pan sharply on counter to eliminate air bubbles.
• Bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs adhering, about 50 minutes.
• Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes.
• Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
• You can serve the gingerbread immediately, dusting lightly with confectioners sugar, and/or adding whipped cream.
• You can also hold the gingerbread for a day before serving, as the flavors develop with some time.

BOLD AND SPICY GINGERBREAD WITH A KICK

Steps:

• CAKE:.
• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour 12-cup nonstick Bundt pan.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat until bubbling.
• Stir in ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice and pepper and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and fresh ginger in large bowl until light and frothy.
• Stir in melted butter mixture, molasses and stout until incorporated.
• Whisk flour mixture into egg mixture until no lumps remain.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and gently tap pan on countertop to release any trapped air bubbles.
• Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Cool cake in pan 20 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack set inside rimmed baking sheet and let cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, ginger ale, and ginger in bowl until smooth.
• Pour glaze over cooled cake.
• Let glaze set 15 minutes.
• Serve.
• Cake can be stored at room temperature, covered in plastic wrap, for 2 days.

MOIST, TENDER SPICE CAKE: GINGERBREAD VARIATION

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a metal or disposable foil 9-by-13-inch pan. Whisk dry ingredients and spices in a large bowl. Mix milk, eggs, molasses and vanilla extract in a 2-cup measuring cup.
• Beat softened butter into dry ingredients, first on low, then medium, until mixture forms pebble-sized pieces. Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth. Add the sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into cake pan.
• Bake until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the pan perimeter and turn cake onto rack. Let cool.