Royal Date Gingerbread Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• Grease and flour an 8"x 8" square pan (or line the pan with parchment paper.) *
• Sift together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add the butter, molasses and egg and beat for two minutes or 300 strokes by hand. (This is a very old recipe...)
• Add the boiling water.
• Beat for another two minutes and turn into prepared pan.
• Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

ROYAL DATE GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• chop the dates, place them in a large bowl and sprinkle with baking soda, pour over the boiling water and let cool.
• preheat your oven to 170 °C.
• meanwhile whip the butter, about 4-5 minutes.
• add the egg and whip again until fluffy.
• now add the flour combined with the salt and the walnuts.
• finally, pour in the date mixture and mix well.
• spread on a baking pan (approximately 25 x 38 cm) lined with baking paper and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
• let the cake cool, turn it over and remove the baking paper.
• prepare the icing: in a saucepan, melt the butter and the cream on low heat.
• add the sugar, increase heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes, or until the mixture thickens.
• while still hot, pour on the cake and spread evenly.
• sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the cake and decorate with dates.