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French Gingerbread Cakes

French Gingerbread Cakes with Honey and Zesty Marmalade Delight

These French Gingerbread Cakes offer a delightful combination of spiced gingerbread, honey, and orange marmalade for an unforgettable dessert experience.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8 cakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Calories: 180
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Batter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar adjust to taste
  • 0.5 cup honey can use wildflower honey
  • 0.5 cup butter use high-quality butter like Plugra
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest organic recommended
  • 1 teaspoon five-spice powder or homemade Pain d'épice spices
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1.5 cups flour all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup rye flour can use gluten-free blend
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 cup orange marmalade can swap with apricot jam
For the Glaze
  • 1 cup icing sugar adjust for sweetness
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice or rum rum adds richer flavor

Equipment

  • oven
  • Saucepan
  • mixing bowl
  • ramekins
  • whisk
  • Pastry Brush

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and prepare 8 ramekins or a muffin pan by buttering and flouring them.
  2. In a saucepan, combine water, honey, sugar, butter, and orange zest over medium heat. Stir until it simmers, then remove from heat to cool.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, rye flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and five-spice powder to aerate the dry ingredients.
  4. Combine the cooled liquid mixture with the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth, ensuring there are no lumps.
  5. Cover the bowl and chill the batter in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
  6. Scoop the chilled batter into the prepared ramekins, filling halfway. Add a teaspoon of orange marmalade on top of each.
  7. Bake the cakes in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, checking with a toothpick around the 15-minute mark.
  8. Let the cakes cool in the ramekins for about 15 minutes.
  9. While the cakes cool, whisk together icing sugar with orange juice or rum to form a smooth glaze.
  10. Glaze the cooled cakes by applying the mixture with a pastry brush, allowing it to drip down the sides.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cakeCalories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 80mgSugar: 15gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Chilling the batter helps prevent the marmalade from sinking. Use high-quality ingredients for a more flavorful cake.

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