Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Gingerbread Sheet Cake is so cozy, filled with warm spices, and topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting, festive sprinkles, and cute little gingerbread cookies. It's so simple, easy and can feed a crowd!
Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- mini gingerbread cookies for decorating the top
- festive Christmas sprinkles for decorating the top
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2-3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line a 13x9 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir to combine. Slowly pour in the hot water and stir until smooth (batter will be thin).
- Pour the batter onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- In the meantime, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy and no lumps remain. Turn the mixer on low and beat in 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon until combined and desired consistency is reached. . If the frosting is too thick, add milk, if it's too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Swirl frosting onto cooled cake and add gingerbread cookies and sprinkles. Cut into squares and enjoy!