Gingerbread Streusel Cake Recipes

GINGERBREAD-APPLE STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together gingerbread mix, water, egg and diced apples. Spoon into pan.
• In small bowl, mix butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over gingerbread batter.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold.

GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the water and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with molasses mixture, beating well after each addition. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan., Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped topping.

GINGERBREAD STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine ingredients for streusel, except butter; mixing well.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• Add the milk molasses, oil and egg, beating with wire whisk until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Pour the cake batter evenly into prepared pan, sprinkle with streusel mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 23 minutes or until center is firm to the touch.
• Cut into squares.

POURED CARAMEL CAKE WITH GINGER CINNAMON STREUSEL AND CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• For the streusel: Stir together the brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger in a small bowl.
• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter, then dust twelve 6-ounce ramekins with the streusel mixture. Place the ramekins on a sheet pan.
• Combine the buttermilk and vanilla extract in a liquid measuring cup. Set aside.
• Combine the granulated sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl. Rub the lemon zest into the sugar. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat on low speed until well blended. Add the oil with the mixer running on low speed; once that is evenly distributed, add the butter a tablespoon at a time, beating until fully incorporated. The mixture will have the consistency of coarse sand.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stop to scrape down the bowl. On medium speed, gradually add the buttermilk mixture, mixing until the batter just comes together. Do not overmix.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared ramekins halfway, then sprinkle about 2 teaspoons streusel evenly on the batter in each. Spoon more batter on top to fill each ramekin three-quarters of the way. Use a table knife or skewer to gently swirl the streusel into the batter, as though you were making a marble cake. Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the ramekins comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer the sheet pan to a wire rack; let the cakes cool completely.
• For the quick creme fraiche: Stir the heavy cream, sour cream and salt together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• For the caramel sauce: Meanwhile, mix the granulated sugar, lemon juice and salt in a deep saucepan and place on medium heat. Have a pastry brush and a small bowl of water nearby to wash the sides of the pan of any granules of sugar. When the sugar starts to brown, swirl the pan to ensure even browning. Once the sugar is amber in color, pour in the bourbon (step back, because there will be sputtering). Add the butter in 4 pieces. Swirl the pan to melt the butter, then add the heavy cream, cinnamon and ginger. Remove from the heat. The caramel will continue to thicken off the heat. Stir before serving.
• Turn the cakes out of the ramekins. To serve, place a cake on a serving plate. Spoon the caramel over the cake with a dollop of "creme fraiche." Garnish with the crystallized ginger.

PUMPKIN - GINGERBREAD STREUSEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Combine all streusel ingredients except butter in small bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• Combine sugar and 1/2 cup butter in large bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add all remaining cake ingredients. Beat until well mixed.
• Pour cake batter into greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle evenly with streusel. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve cake warm or cool with ice cream topping.
• * Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/2 teaspoon EACH ground nutmeg and ground cloves can be substituted for 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice.

BLUEBERRY GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 11x7 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oil, 1 cup sugar and molasses until well blended. Beat in the egg. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt. Remove 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture, and toss with blueberries to coat. Stir the remaining dry mixture into the wet ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, mixing after each addition. Carefully stir in blueberries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and sprinkle remaining white sugar over the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.