Holidaygingerbreadpuddingcake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs, ginger and cinnamon with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly between pans (2 cups each pan). Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, water and egg until soft dough forms. (If dough is too sticky to roll out, cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.)
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface until 1/4-inch thick. Cut with 1-inch gingerbread man cookie cutter; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet. Cut and bake remaining dough. Allow cookies to cool completely. Decorate 14 cookies with white and red cookie icing. Reserve remaining cookies for another use.
• Place one cake layer top side down on serving plate. Spread about 1/2 cup frosting on layer; top with second cake layer, top side up. Using metal spatula, frost side and top of cake with thin layer of frosting to make a crumb coat; refrigerate 30 minutes to help set. Remove from refrigerator; frost side and top of cake with second layer of frosting.
• Using photo as a guide, decorate top of cake with shaved almond bark and sides and top of cake with cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 2 quart casserole dish.
• Sift the flour, white sugar and baking powder together. Add the raisins and stir in the milk. Spoon batter into the prepared dish.
• Combine the brown sugar, boiling water, butter and vanilla. Gently pour over the batter. Do not stir.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, allspice and nutmeg in medium bowl.
• Set mixture aside.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar on medium speed in large mixing bowl until creamy (1-2 minutes).
• Add egg; continue beating until well mixed.
• Reduce the speed to low, continue beating, alternately adding flour mixture with molasses and 1 cup water.
• Beating after each addition only until blended.
• Pour the batter into 13x9-inch baking pan; sprinkle with 3/4 cup brown sugar.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups hot water and 1/3 cup melted butter in medium bowl.
• Carefully, pour over top of batter.
• Bake 40-55 minutes or until gingerbread is cracked on top and toothpick in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8x8 inch glass baking dish. Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and salt in medium bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, beat 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl until blended. Beat in egg. Stir molasses and 1/2 cup water in a 1 cup glass measuring cup.
• Add 1/3 of the flour mixture, butter mixture and molasses mixture together beating to blend. Repeat until all seperate mixtures are now one and transfer to prepared dish. Sprinkle brown sugar over the top.
• Stir 1 1/2 cups hot water and melted butter in 2 cup glass measuring cup. Carefully pour over top of batter (don't worry, there will be lots of liquid on the top). Bake until gingerbread is cracked on top, about 45 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.