Honey Gingerbread
This honey gingerbread is a riff on traditional gingerbread but made with honey instead of molasses plus extra whole grains in the form of spelt flour. It's a hearty, slightly spicy cake that is wonderful during the cooler months or as a holiday treat. Finish it with a simple lemon glaze.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups spelt flour , or all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup water
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
Glaze
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk , plus more if needed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
Make Cake
- Grease and flour a regular sized bundt pan. Heat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
- Melt the butter. In a small bowl, whisk the butter and honey together and pour into the dry ingredients in the bowl, stirring to moisten.
- Add the water, stirring until everything is moistened. In another small bowl, whisk together the egg and buttermilk. Stir into the batter until evenly combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, place in the oven, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cake just begins to pull away from the edge of the pan.
- Remove from oven and cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn out onto the rack to cool completely.
Make Glaze
- Whisk together all of the ingredients until a smooth, thick glaze forms.
- When cake is cool, pour the glaze over the top, letting it drip down the sides.
Nutrition
Calories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 265mgPotassium: 121mgFiber: 3gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 356IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
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