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Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake

Make the BEST Depression Era cake with this Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake, it can easily be made with regular flour too, totally up to you!

Author: Mommy Hates Cooking

Meal Type: Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 48 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 18 minutes

Servings: 8 serving

Calories: 978 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp - Maple Syrup
  • ¼ Cups - Brown Sugar
  • 1 Cup - Granulated Sugar
  • ⅓ Cups - Unsalted Butter
  • 2 ½ Cups - All-Purpose Flour or Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
  • 2 - Eggs
  • 1 Cup - Boiling Water
  • 2 Tsps - Baking Soda
  • 1 Tsp - Ginger
  • ½ Tsps - Nutmeg
  • ½ Tsps - Cinnamon
  • Dash - Salt
  • 1 Cup - Unsalted Butter
  • 1 ½ Cups - Brown Sugar
  • 1 ¼ Cups - Half and Half or Cream
  • 1 Cup - Shaved Coconut
  • ½ Cups - Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tsps - Cinnamon
  • ¼ Cups - All-Purpose Flour or Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ Cups - Unsalted Butter
  • ½ Cups - Pecans

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix the syrup, brown sugar, and white sugar in bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl.
  3. Add in the butter and cream together with the sugars.
  4. Add the flour, eggs, water, soda, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt in order and continue mixing until the batter is formed.
  5. Pour into a greased bundt pan.
  6. Bake for 45 minutes at 350°F or until when a toothpick is inserted into the deepest part, it comes out clean.
  7. Continue to make the topping while the cake is baking.
  8. In a small saucepan, add the butter, brown sugar, and half and half, bringing to a boil and stirring until the butter is melted.
  9. Remove from heat and add the coconut, coating it with the mixture.
  10. Carefully remove the cake from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes, then release from the pan.  Place the cake on a greased cookie sheet or baking pan.
  11. Using a spoon, scoop out the coconut and top it over the cooled cake, letting a little bit of the liquid run down on the sides.
  12. Prepare the topping for part 2, in a small bowl combine all ingredients and use hands or fork to crumble.
  13. Top the cake evenly with the crumble mixture.
  14. Put the cake in the broiler on low for 3 minutes or until browned. Be sure to watch closely as it will brown quickly.
  15. Serve and Enjoy.

Nutrition

Energy: 978 kcal | Total Fat: 51 g | Saturated: 30 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 2 g | Cholesterol: 156 mg | Total Carbs: 126 g | Fiber: 3 g | Sugars: 89 g | Proteins: 9 g | Sodium: 451 mg | Polyunsaturated: 4 g | Monounsaturated: 15 g

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