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*This recipe has been converted from a larger quantity in the (Parks') restaurant kitchens. The flavor profile may vary from the restaurant's version.
Ingredients
- 1 - 12oz Amber Lager Beer
- 2 1/4 cup Dark Molasses
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 2/3 Cup AP Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 4 each Large Eggs
- 3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 1/2 Teaspoon Fresh Ginger - zested
- Dusting
- 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
- Orange Vanilla Sauce
- 1 1/4 Cup Milk
- 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 3 Egg Yolks
- 1/2 Vanilla Bean
- 1/2 Fresh Orange Zest
- 1 Teaspoon Orange Oil
Instructions
- For Cake:
- Add beer to medium size pot and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and slowly add the Baking Soda.
- Once it stops foaming add the molasses and brown sugar - set aside
- Sift together the flour, ground finger, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg over a bowl.
- Add the flour mix in three batches to the molasses mix. Scrape sides of bowl after each section is added.
- Whisk together the eggs, oil and fresh ginger - mix together with the flour mix until all is combined.
- Mixture will look thin - but that is how this mix is.
- Depending on the size of your mold: you will bake the mix at 350* for 18-35 minutes. Tooth Pick will come out of cake clean when ready.
- Once cake is cool, untold gently. Cake is moist and may break if handled too roughly.
- Orange Vanilla Sauce
- Cut Vanilla Pod in half and scrape out seeds - set aside.
- Add milk, sugar and vanilla beans to a medium sized pot
- In a separate bowl whisk together the egg yolks - add about 1 cup of hot cream to the eggs to bring up the temperate.
- Add the egg mixture back into the pot and cook for another minute or until the sauce becomes thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Take off heat.
- Continue to whisk for about 3 minutes after taking off of heat.
- Pour mixture into a glass bowl set over ice to cool the sauce.
- Once sauce is cool - add the orange zest and orange oil.
- Finishing the Bundt Cake(s):
- Sift the powdered sugar in a bowl. Slowly start adding your water to the bowl.
- Swirl icing on top of cake in pattern
- Right before serving Cakes pour Orange Vanilla Sauce into center of Bundt Cake
I, of course added the cute little garnish & the gingerbread men. I opted to just use powder sugar for a dusting effect. I will say, unless you’re planning on serving it right after hold off on the dusting of powder sugar and putting the Orange sauce in the center until you’re ready to serve.
This Disneyland’s Gingerbread Cake with Orange Sauce recipe will steal the show at your party or family gathering! You can also use this recipe and make mini bundt cakes or Gingerbread Whoopie Pies.
