Description
French Gingerbread Cakes are a perfect blend of warm spices, molasses, and honey, offering a soft, flavorful dessert with a slightly hearty texture, ideal for holiday gatherings or cozy occasions.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup brown sugar, packed
½ cup honey
½ cup molasses
1 large egg
½ cup warm milk
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a loaf pan or mini muffin tins.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
- Combine Sugar and Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, mix together brown sugar, honey, molasses, egg, warm milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Combine Mixtures: Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Fill the Pan: Pour the batter into the prepared pan, filling about two-thirds full.
- Bake: Bake for 35-40 minutes for loaf pan or 18-20 minutes for mini muffin tins, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
- Cool: Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice and Serve: Once cooled, slice or serve the mini cakes. Optionally dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with icing for a festive touch.
Notes
For a vegan version, use flax eggs and vegan butter.
You can swap molasses for maple syrup for a different flavor.
Chopped nuts or dried fruits can be added for extra texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes (for loaf) or 18-20 minutes (for mini cakes)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
