Gingerbread Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Rating
4.79 out of 5 stars
(14)
Ingredients
18 servings
- 1⅔ cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons King Arthur Flour Gingerbread Spice
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
- Whipped cream, for serving
- 2½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray an 8 ½” x 4 ½” loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, gingerbread spice (or ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice); set aside.
Step 3
In a small bowl, whisk together the molasses and sour cream; set aside.
Step 4
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Step 5
Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions alternately with the molasses mixture, starting and ending with the flour. Mix just until smooth. Give the batter a final stir with a rubber spatula to ensure all of the ingredients are incorporated.
Step 6
Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth into an even layer. Bake until a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.
Step 7
Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack. Remove the cake using the parchment paper, dust with powdered sugar and serve with fresh whipped cream.
Step 8
Leftover cake should be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and kept at room temperature for up to 5 days (it can also be frozen for up to 2 months).
Step 9
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Chef's notes
If you do not have access to the gingerbread spice mix, you can substitute the following spices:
ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and ground allspice.
Pound cakes and quick breads make fantastic gifting options around the holidays.
The batter for pound cake and quick bread can be divided between miniature loaf pans for a more gift-able size.
Label the food with a date – either the day it was baked or when it should be consumed by so that the recipient knows how soon it should be eaten.
