Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake

This beautifully delicate, moist and spicy gingerbread cake recipe was kindly given to me by a family friend! It's a recipe that has been passed down through generations and likely dates back to the Victorian era, over 100 years ago! And it shows, as the original recipe calls for shortening to be used!

This gingerbread cake packs a punch in terms of flavour, but it's not overly sweet. I've added a dollop of whipped cream to add some sweetness to this dessert, topped with crystallised candied ginger pieces for decoration - and to let everyone know it's definitely a ginger cake!

This gingerbread cake is the perfect dessert for the forthcoming winter months, as well as Christmas! If you're not keen on whipped cream, you could certainly serve this gingerbread cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or some smooth and warming custard!

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INGREDIENTS

3 eggs
227g butter, melted
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
200g sugar
240g plain flour
236ml water, boiling
320g black treacle
2 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp hot water
sugar (to top)
whipped cream and crystalised candied ginger (optional)

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Chapters:

0:00 - This Recipe Is Over 100 Years Old!
0:25 - Let's Make Gingerbread Cake!
1:15 - Adding Dry Ingredients
1:39 - Pour and Bake
2:07 - Your Gingerbread Cake!
2:13 - Fancy Trying Another Easy Bake?

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[BlackCatKitchen]

A slight voiceover mistake!! I say 2 tablespoons of hot water to 2 tablespoons of baking soda, when it should be 2 teaspoons of baking soda! The measurements in the ingredients list are correct! 😻😻

[happymaker]

Wow!!!So soft and sweet cake 😀
Thanks for sharing creative and sincerity recipe.
Merry Christmas and happy new year 😉🤩😁

[FaithandFun-wq]

Wow looking so delicious friend 😍 Thank you for sharing, love it 💞

[RhubarbAndCod]

Oh goodness that's such a beautiful cake! I love older recipes and how they turn out... sometimes they're just interesting simply going through the ingredients! Thanks so much for this one Dani, it looks fantastic!

[WeatherLoverSky]

Thank you for sharing your precious recipe. I wish you good health.

[FatimaskitchenChannel]

Hello dear yr old fashioned gingerbread cake recipe looking absolutely yummiliciously healthy n moist nicely prepared with perfection wonderful effort👍45 dear like your salivating recipe keep sharing such wonderful recipes TFS stay connected🤝💖

[theldor]

Thanks for sharing the beautiful video.

[GingerSnapKitchen]

What a beautiful cake! I love classic recipes, even when they use ingredients like shortening. It's fun to try things to learn more about what people enjoyed long ago. Very, very nice!

[LikeMonika]

Wow, this gingerbread cake looks absolutely delicious and appetizing! Great presenting and love it. Thanks for sharing and have a great day! 👍😋😍

[AfterCovidthefoodchannnel]

Amazing ginger cake!!!! Like a lot how you make it and it’s really softy inside! The topping was so good too!!! Great work friend! 🦇

[spendlessrecipe]

oh wow what a wonderful cake, perfect recipe for this festive season, nicely demonstrated

[Mimosavlogs]

very deliciously prepared moist chocolate gingerbread cake

[The_Brit_Girls]

We love ginger cake, and how wonderful to use a recipe that's over 100 years old! It really turned out well - it looked so moist and yummy! Have a great Friday! 😊💖

[CookingwithAnadi]

woooow that's so cool this is such a passed down recipe! It looks wonderful! I know all about gingerbread cookies but never heard of a gingerbread cake! Looks really delectable, I can sure imagine how special and delicious it is, love how you've topped it!

[Maikoh]

Omg, this looks so good! Love older recipes (obviously 😂) So thick and moist! 😍😋 Such a beautiful piece of cake, especially with the cream and ginger! 😋😋

[withabike]

Your channel is rich and colorful! It's amazing! Browsing your video is like going back to school again! Let me learn a lot! thank you for your sharing!

[MitchAndPhilip]

We love ginger and your gingerbread cake looks really yummy. We especially like how you used candied ginger as a garnish for the finished presentation. And how fabulous to get to see your gorgeous kitty! This recipe is going on our must try list. Thank you for showing us how it's done. Happy Holidays!

[math]

love this old fashioned gingerbread cake, looks so yummy, very well done

[SushiChillAndGrill]

Now thats an Gingerbread Cake!!! Dani, you made it looks so delicious and good!! Have a great weekend!

[MagentaOtterTravels]

I like how you called this gingerbread cake. I think that is an accurate description which help clears up my confusion!
I caused quite a kerfuffle in my “weird British foods I don’t like“ video by saying that my husband and I hate the gingerbread you get in the lake district. Grassmere gingerbread is really spicy and not to our liking. But we love gingerbread cake like the one you made in this recipe! And then of course there are gingerbread cookies, which are also delicious💕😋. I make a really yummy soft gingerbread cookie every Christmas. We love them!