RECIPE: Cranberry Gingerbread with Whipped Cream

Preparation time: 20 min	Servings: 16
Cooking time: 50 min

Ingredients:

1 cup buttermilk

1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed

3/4 tsp baking soda

2 large eggs

1 cup whipping cream, chilled

1/3 cup sour cream, chilled

1-1/2 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup chopped crystallized ginger

2-1/2 cups cranberries, coarsely chopped in processor

3 cups all purpose flour

3/4 tsp salt, (necessary)

1-1/2 tsp ground ginger

3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 tsp ground allspice

1/4 tsp ground cloves, ground

1 cup unsulphured molasses

3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed firmly 

 

Cooking Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9x13 in. glass baking dish. Sift first 8 ingredients into a bowl. Beat butter in another bowl with an electric mixer until light. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add molasses and mix thoroughly. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Fold in cranberries and crystallized ginger. Spread batter into baking dish and bake about 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean when inserted in center. Cool cake in pan on a rack. Combine remaining ingredients in a chilled bowl. Beatwith chilled beaters until peaks form. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Serve gingerbread warm or at room temperature with brown sugar whipped cream.  

Nutrition Facts

Calories 340

% Calories From Fat 34.4%

Total Fat 13g

Saturated Fats 8.1g

Mono-unsaturated Fats 3.7g

Poly-unsaturated Fats 0.7g

Cholesterol 61mg

Sodium 260mg

Total Carbohydrates 52g

Dietary Fiber 1.7g

Sugar 28g

Protein 4.4g 

 

More Information

Vitamins Thiamin B1 0.21 mg Vitamin K 2.4 mcg Vitamin A 430 IU Vitamin E 0.7 mg Pantothenic Acid 0.47 mg Vitamin B6 0.19 mg Riboflavin B2 0.21 mg Choline 28 mg Vitamin D 2.6 IU Vitamin C 2.7 mg Vitamin B12 0.16 mcg Niacin B3 1.7 mg

Minerals Sodium 260 mg Zinc 0.42 mg Copper 0.16 mg Iron 2.5 mg Calcium 140 mg Manganese 0.69 mg Magnesium 64 mg Fluoride 0.89 mcg Phosphorus 110 mg Potassium 430 mg Selenium 14 mcg