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Gingerbread Cake Made in a Crock Pot Recipe

Gingerbread Cake Made in a Crock Pot

Shaziya
This Gingerbread Cake made in a crock pot is a cozy, aromatic treat that fills your kitchen with the warm scents of molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. With just 15 minutes of prep, you can set it and forget it, letting the slow cooker work its magic for 2 hours.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes
Servings 0 serves 8

Equipment

  • Crock Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup light brown sugar 8oz/225g
  • 3/4 Cup Treacle/molasses 8oz/225g
  • 2 sticks Butter 8oz/225g
  • 3 Cups Ap flour 16oz/450g
  • 2 tsp Ground ginger
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • 2 Whole Eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups Whole milk 10floz/300ml
  • 2 level tsp Baking soda (bicarb of soda)
  • 3/4 cups butter 6oz/180g
  • 2 1/4 cups water 20 floz
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar 8oz/225g

Instructions
 

  • In a microwaveable bowl, gently heat the sugar, butter and treacle until melted. Set aside to cool once melted.
  • Whisk the eggs together and then pour them into the treacle mix and continue whisking
  • Sift the flour and spices over the treacle mix and gently stir in.
  • Heat the milk until warm in the microwave (about 1 minute)
  • Whisk the bicarbonate (baking soda) into the warm milk. You will see it bubble and activate.
  • Whisk the milk straight into the treacle mix until well combined. You will notice this is a thin batter, that's ok.
  • Butter your crock pot (or rice cooker) and pour in the batter. (my crock pot is a large 4 quarts)
  • In a bowl heat the butter, water and brown sugar in a bowl until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves.
  • Gently pour it on top of the gingerbread mix. It will be hot but that’s ok.
  • Place on the lid and set your crockpot to HIGH and cook for 2 hours (this timing is based on my crock pot so your timing may vary depending on the strength of yours)
  • While baking you will notice the pudding cakes rises up a lot and the liquid will bake into the cake.
  • After the 2 hours remove the pot from the body of the crock pot and set aside to cool down and let it set. It will continue cooking out of the crock pot.
  • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and you will be in heaven!
Keyword Crock Pot, gingerbread, holiday dessert, slow cooker, spiced cake
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