Description
A delicious and festive gingerbread tray bake perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 350 g plain flour
- 330 g light brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tbsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 200 g softened butter
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tbsp treacle
- 1 orange zest only
- 180 ml whole milk
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 500 g mascarpone
- 240 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- ½ tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (to dust)
- gingerbread cookies
- festive sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line a 9×13 rectangular cake tin.
- Measure the flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Stir together to combine and break up any lumps of brown sugar.
- Add the softened butter, eggs, milk, orange juice, and zest. Start beating on low speed using a hand or stand mixer and increase the speed once the ingredients have combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed.
- Pour the batter into a lined 9×13 inch rectangular cake tin and level. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the cake is springy to the touch and just coming away from the edges of the tin. A skewer inserted in the centre should come out clean. Lift the cake out of the tin onto a wire rack to cool.
- Put the mascarpone, icing sugar, vanilla extract, golden syrup, and cinnamon into a bowl and beat until the frosting holds peaks.
- Spread the frosting over the cake (make sure it has cooled down completely first!). Swirl the frosting using an offset spatula.
- Decorate Your Gingerbread Tray Bake with gingerbread cookies, sprinkles, meringue cookies or crystallised ginger. If you are using cookies or meringue kisses, make sure you add them just before serving as the moisture from the frosting will soften them.
- Dust with icing sugar, slice, and enjoy!
Notes
- This cake can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- For a richer flavor, allow the cake to develop overnight before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg