Whole Grain Gingerbread Cake

Submitted by A Messy Cook

"This is really good and relatively healthy. Serve it hot out of the oven with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream; it's also good with warm applesauce."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup yogurt
• 3⁄4 cup molasses
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tablespoon oil, plus
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 2 eggs

directions

1. Stir dry ingredients (flour through wheat germ) together in mixing bowl.
2. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.
3. Pour into greased 9x9 cake pan; bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or until tests done.

Reviews

[dukeswalker]

Delish! I subbed 1/2 unsulphured molasses for half of the regular molasses, used 2 full teaspoons of cinn. & buttermilk substitute (milk & lemon juice) . This as a dense, moist bread with a very good taste. Tastes AWESOME with butter and honey!

 

[ladypit]

This is excellent! I followed it exactly, just using lowfat buttermilk. It made a beautiful cake that smelled and tasted wonderful. This is not a strong flavored gingerbread, but is lovely and lightly flavored. When I can get my 5 year old to eat this type of thing (usually he only wants to eat the chocolate type things I make) I am thrilled. We topped it warm with fat free cool-whip (the kids had sprinkles on theirs if I am to be truthful!) and it was really wonderful. Thanks for something so healthy and tasty at the same time!