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Small Gingerbread Cakes with Chocolate Ganache
This individual cakes will be a hit at any holiday party!
Recipe courtesy of Abigail's Hotel
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup boiling water
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup fancy molasses
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger
Preparation
Mix and cool water and baking soda.
Sift flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg and salt.
Cream butter, brown sugar, egg, molasses and candied ginger. Add the dry ingredients and baking soda mixture to the creamed mixture. Scoop into muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
Make ganache with a 1/3 lb chopped chocolate, and place in heat-proof bowl. Heat 2/3 cup of heavy cream until almost boiling, then pour over chocolate pieces. Wait a minute then whisk till creamy.
Cool, invert, glaze with 1 tablespoon ganache per cake top with 3 candied ginger strips, and let set.
Keep refrigerated, warm for serving with a scoop vanilla ice cream.
Sift flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg and salt.
Cream butter, brown sugar, egg, molasses and candied ginger. Add the dry ingredients and baking soda mixture to the creamed mixture. Scoop into muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
Make ganache with a 1/3 lb chopped chocolate, and place in heat-proof bowl. Heat 2/3 cup of heavy cream until almost boiling, then pour over chocolate pieces. Wait a minute then whisk till creamy.
Cool, invert, glaze with 1 tablespoon ganache per cake top with 3 candied ginger strips, and let set.
Keep refrigerated, warm for serving with a scoop vanilla ice cream.
