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Super Moist Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Icing

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This mild flavored super moist Gingerbread Cake is topped with homemade caramel icing to create an easy dessert that is perfectly delicious!

Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Frosting

I actually don’t like most gingerbread flavored things, but this cake? It’s a totally different story!

Gingerbread cake with caramel icing just so happens to be my father-in-law’s favorite, which of course means that it often gets made for his birthday celebration.

The first time I heard that it was the dessert of the evening, I was a bit disappointed (I love dessert, what can I say?) and skeptical.

Super Moist Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Frosting

All I could think about were the gingerbread cookies my childhood friend’s mom made each Christmas.  The intense gingerbread flavor of those cookies kind of ruined any taste I had for all things gingerbread!

But guess what?  One bite of this gingerbread cake and all disappointment and skepticism were gone!

This cake was super moist, had only a mild gingerbread flavor and combined with the caramel icing?  Well, it was just perfectly delicious!

Gingerbread Cake recipe

And now I love whipping up this perfect fall and winter dessert myself!  In fact, I’ve enjoyed serving it to guests numerous times and have always been rewarded with lots of compliments and approving “mmm’s” as people dig in.

I also discovered that there are other people like me who didn’t think they liked gingerbread….but changed their mind when they had their first bite of this cake!  😉

Easy Gingerbread Cake with caramel frosting

Super Moist Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Icing

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4.67 from 9 votes

Super Moist Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Icing

This mild flavored, super moist Gingerbread Cake is topped with homemade caramel icing to create an easy dessert that is perfectly delicious!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Servings: 18
Author: ThriftyFrugalMom.com
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses (baking molasses)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup butter (or shortening)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

  • Mix brown sugar, molasses, 1/4 c. water and butter; add eggs.
  • Mix in dry ingredients; add hot water last.
  • Pour batter into a greased 9×13 cake pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Top with Quick Caramel Icing.

Notes

Using unsulphured molasses is very important!  If you use blackstrap molasses, the flavor will be much stronger and likely overpowering.  I cannot promise that it will still taste good if you sub that!  
You can buy the unsulphured "baking" molasses on Amazon but I've found that it's much cheaper at my local grocery stores.  

Other easy dessert recipes that you’ll enjoy:

  • Easy Apple Dumpling Dessert
  • Apple Dump Cake from Scratch- uses fresh apples!
  • Best Ever Chocolate Cake – no eggs, no milk, no butter
  • The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
  • Blonde Brownies- an easy chocolate chip brownie
  • 5 Minute Perfectly Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
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  1. Crystal

    December 10, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    I absolutely love gingerbread. I am looking forward to tasting this cake. It looks delicious!

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom

      December 10, 2015 at 8:56 PM

      I think you’ll love it! Be sure to make the caramel icing too….it takes it from yum to amazing!

      Reply
  2. Jo

    November 22, 2017 at 2:29 PM

    Amazingly delicious!

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom

      November 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM

      We think so! Glad you did too. 😉

      Reply
  3. Patricia @ Grab a Plate

    December 16, 2019 at 8:47 PM

    5 stars
    I cannot wait to serve this cake! Love the flavors and how easy the recipe is! My gingerbread cookies don’t always turn out as I’d like, so I’m happy to have this recipe on hand!

    Reply
    • ThriftyFrugalMom

      December 17, 2019 at 7:03 PM

      So glad that you like it, Patricia!

      Reply
  4. Sandra

    December 18, 2019 at 12:38 PM

    5 stars
    I LOVE this recipe! The icing is so perfect with the gingerbread flavors. Shhh…. Don’t tell anyone… I make gingerbread cake all year.

    Reply
    • Kitty

      December 9, 2020 at 1:31 PM

      Where is Caramel Icing ingredients and instructions???

      Reply
      • Lydia Beiler

        December 9, 2020 at 1:43 PM

        The link to that caramel icing recipe is in the recipe instructions under #5. But if it’s easier, you can just get the caramel icing recipe here.

        Reply

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