Chocolate-Covered Gingerbread Cake Recipe

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Chocolate-Covered Gingerbread Cake
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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
881
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch square metal baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper. Butter parchment. Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
  2. Mix warm water and baking soda in small bowl until baking soda dissolves. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, molasses, eggs, and fresh ginger in large bowl until well blended. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with water mixture in 2 additions, beating until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on rack 20 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake to loosen. Invert cake onto rack; cool. Peel off parchment.
  4. For glaze: Bring first 3 ingredients to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and vanilla; stir until smooth. Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 20 minutes.
  5. Place cake on rack set atop baking sheet. Reserve 1/2 cup glaze. Pour remaining glaze over cake, spreading with spatula to coat top and sides. Chill cake and reserved glaze until reserved glaze is just firm enough to pipe, about 1 hour.
  6. Transfer reserved glaze to pastry bag fitted with 1/4-inch plain tip. Pipe 5 diagonal lines atop cake, spacing evenly. Cluster crystallized ginger atop lines. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 880.57 Kcal (3687 kJ)
Calories from fat 671.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 74.56g 115%
Cholesterol 217.45mg 72%
Sodium 173.3mg 7%
Potassium 402.24mg 9%
Total Carbs 53.89g 18%
Sugars 26.98g 108%
Dietary Fiber 2.43g 10%
Protein 5.83g 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 26%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Calcium 97.2mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 443.05 Kcal (1855 kJ)
Calories from fat 337.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.51g 115%
Cholesterol 109.41mg 72%
Sodium 87.19mg 7%
Potassium 202.39mg 9%
Total Carbs 27.11g 18%
Sugars 13.58g 108%
Dietary Fiber 1.22g 10%
Protein 2.94g 12%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 26%
Iron 1mg 11%
Calcium 48.9mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 23.3
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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