This is the perfect holiday cake packed with the flavors of ginger, molasses, cinnamon, and maple syrup. A moist and tender gingerbread cake topped with a brown sugar pecan crumble and a sweet maple icing.
This “coffee cake” style cake can be enjoyed for breakfast, dessert, or snacking. It’s delicious any time of day!
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Why you’ll love this recipe
Flavor: This cake is packed with cozy wintery flavors like molasses, ginger, cinnamon, pecans, and maple.
Texture: Soft cake, crunchy crumble topping, and smooth icing.
Versatility: This cake can be served for breakfast alongside a cup of coffee, as a dessert, or even as a midday treat.
Key ingredients
This recipe does have quite a long ingredient list. Fortunately most of the ingredients are pantry staples. Here are the key ingredients that help to make this cake extra delicious:
Molasses: This ingredient helps to give the cake a classic gingerbread flavor and imparts a deep sweetness and color.
Ground ginger: This also adds a classic gingerbread flavor. Two teaspoons are added to the cake batter.
Cinnamon: This warm spice pairs well with the other flavors and is used in both the cake and the topping.
Buttermilk: This ingredient helps to keep the cake moist for days! Don’t have buttermilk? Use a buttermilk substitute.
Maple syrup: Maple syrup is used in both the cake and the icing to add a sweet maple flavor.
