Moist Gingerbread Christmas Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

A Christmas Cake that's not so traditional. Made with gingerbread and cream cheese frosting, it's the ultimate cake for the festive season.

Prep Time
20 Minutes
Cook Time
30 Minutes
Servings

For the Cake

  • 220g orange juice, fresh 220g orange juice, fresh
  • 100g Tate & Lyle Pure Cane Unrefined Demerara sugar 100g Tate & Lyle Pure Cane Unrefined Demerara sugar
  • 220g honey 220g honey
  • orange zest, of 1 orange orange zest, of 1 orange
  • lemon zest, of 1 lemon lemon zest, of 1 lemon
  • 220g all-purpose flour 220g all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3g ginger, powder 3g ginger, powder
  • 2g salt 2g salt
  • 150g butter, melted 150g butter, melted

FOR THE FROSTING

  • 300g cream cheese, at room temperature 300g cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon(s) ginger, ground to sprinkle 1 teaspoon(s) ginger, ground to sprinkle

Instructions

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

FOR THE CAKE

  1. In a pot, add the orange juice, sugar, honey, and the zests.
  2. Place it over medium heat, and let the mixture heat up.
  3. When the sugar melts, remove from the heat and set it aside to cool.
  4. In a bowl, mix the solid ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, salt) and then, add the liquid mixture by mixing with a spatula.
  5. Lastly, add the melted butter and let the mixture cool.
  6. Preheat the oven to 140°C (284° F) set to fan.
  7. In a non-stick 20x30 cm baking pan (or in a simple baking pan lined with parchment paper) add the mixture, which should have a 1-1,5 cm thickness.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes, until it gets slightly golden. You will know when it is ready if you stick a table knife inside, and it comes out clean.
  9. Take it out of the oven, set it on a rack to cool completely.

 

FOR THE FROSTING

  1. In a mixer’s bowl, beat the cream cheese with the paddle attachment at medium speed, until fluffy.
  2. Add the honey and keep beating until there is a uniform mixture.
  3. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and with a spoon spread the frosting onto the cake.
  4.  Sprinkle with the ground ginger, and serve.

Want to decorate your Christmas cake?

Check out the gingerbread biscuits recipe to style your Christmas cake.