Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Ring

Submitted by Chef TraceyMae

"This is a recipe from one of the first cookbooks my Mom gave me when I got married. It comes from McCall's Dessert Discoveries, cookbook #7 of 19 books."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 Ring
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• Gingerbread

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
• 1 egg
• 1 cup light molasses
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted OR
• 1⁄2 cup margarine, melted
• 1⁄2 cup water, hot

• Filling

• 1 1⁄2 cups applesauce, well-chilled
• 3 tablespoons light-brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream, whipped

directions

1. Make Gingerbread Ring:.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Grease and flour a 5-1/2 cup round mold.
4. Into medium bowl, sift flour with baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
5. In large bowl, using portable electric mixer, beat egg with molasses, butter, and 1/2 cup hot water until well combined.
6. Gradually beat in flour mixture, beating until smooth.
7. Turn into prepared round mold; bake 25 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
8. While gingerbread bakes, make Apple Filling.
9. Apple Filling:.
10. Fold applesauce and sugar into whipped cream, to combine well. Refrigerate until serving.
11. Let gingerbread cool in pan 10 minutes. Then turn out, and serve warm, or let cool completely on wire rack.
12. Fill center of ring with Apple Filling, and serve.

Reviews

[mummamills]

good and easy! didnt do the sauce, and made these in cute teddy bear tins, wonderful! going to freeze a few for easter.

 

[Sydney Mike]

If you're like me, gingerbread isn't just for the winter holidays ~ I love making this kind of stuff year-round! I followed the recipe right on down while using some homemade, chunky applesauce in the filling, & we had A VERY, VERY WONDERFUL GINGERBREAD TREAT! Many thanks for sharing your recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #27]