Last Updated on October 19, 2021
Ginger Bread Snack Cake is so light and mildly spiced that you will love it if you like spice in your cake.The cake is so soft as you can see in the pics, the texture was just like the one I saw in the orginal recipe though I got a lighter color as I used jaggery syrup instead of molasses.Other than that it came out as I saw in the orginal recipe.
Enjoy the cake with a cup of tea….bliss!! 🙂
Gingerbread Snack Cake Recipe
Preparation Time:10 minutes | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes: around 16 cookies
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: World
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: World
Maida(All Purpose Flour) – 1 and 1/4 cup levelled
Butter – 4 tbsp
Egg – 1 at room temperature
Brown Sugar – 1/3 cup
Jaggery Syrup – 1/2 cup
Hot Water – 1/2 cup
Baking soda – 3/4 tsp
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Dry Ginger Powder – 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder – 1/2 tsp
Cloves powder – 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Icing Sugar – 1 tbsp or as needed to dust
Method:
- Measure and take flour in a siever, add the spice powders(clove powder,dry ginger powder,cinnamon powder and nutmeg powder) along with baking powder and salt.Sieve it well.Set aside.
- Measure and take butter in a mixing bowl,add brown sugar to it.
- Whisk it well,until butter is softened(I used chilled butter).Now add jaggery syrup to it.
- Whisk it once, then add egg and whisk again.I used electric hand mixer.
- In a seperate sauce pan add water heat it up.then add baking soda to it.
- It will start to bubble set aside for 5mins then add this to the butter sugar egg mixture.Finally add flour mixture.
- Mix well with a whisk so that there are no lumps.The batter wi;; be semi thick.Now prepare the tin – lay butter, greas it with butter and dust with flour on the butter paper.Preheat oven at 175 deg C for 10mins.
- Transfer the prepared batter to the tin.Tap it well so that its even on all sides.Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 mins or until the top turns golden brown.
- Cool the cake for 15mins then invert,carefully remove the butter paper.Cool the cake completely then cut into slices.Dust with icing sugar while serving.
Cool down then store in airtight container.
My Notes:
- The jaggery syrup should be slightly thick .
- The cake is very soft.Make sure to cool down the cake completely then slice.
- The batter will be thick but flowing.
- I halved the orginal recipe and got 16 squares.
- I used 4X4 inch square tin.
- The color of the cake depends on the color of the color of the jaggery syrup and brown sugar.
Nirmala Devi
Wow, perfect.
Meena Srinivasan
Sharmi, Very tempting recipe, picture perfect cake slices. Can we replace egg with curd or hung curd….? We don't use egg, so any alternative idea please. Your photograph tempting to make it. New website design is nice, totally a new look to Sharmis passion.
Jane
can i prepare this with wheat flour. If yes, modified measures please.
SHARMILEE J
I am really not sure of the outcome, you can try and see
Vidya
Hi sharmi
I am a great fan of ur recipes. I want to try this one but had a doubt. After the soda bubbles in water does it have to be added into the cake mixture hot or after cooling it.?
Sharmilee J
It will start to bubble set aside for 5mins then add this to the butter sugar egg mixture-Mentioned this in step 6.Kindly check it
vidya
Hi Sharmilee
i am a great fan of your website and i must say some of your recipes are awesome. this is one recipe i would like to try but i have a query. when the boiling water starts bubbling after adding soda, you have mentioned to pour this water in the cake mixture, does it have to be put hot or after cooling?
Sharmilee J
You can leave aside for 5mins then add it…I updated in the recipe just now
Mita
Can jaggery syrup be replaced with molasses? Would the quantity be the same?
Sharmilee J
yes