Disneyland's Gingerbread Bundt Cake
Disneyland's Gingerbread Bundt Cake is a delicious Festival of Holidays treat! Normally only available in the parks, Disneyland shared their gingerbread cake recipe with me to recreate. Enjoy!
Servings: 20 mini cakes
Calories: 358kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for Disneyland's Gingerbread Bundt Cake:
- 1- 12 oz amber lager beer
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 ¼ cup molasses
- 1 ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 ⅔ cup flour
- 1 tsp fresh ginger Ground
- 1 tsp Baking Powder Ground
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon Ground
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup olive oil
- 2 ½ tsp fresh ginger fresh, zested
Ingredients for Orange Vanilla Sauce:
- ½ vanilla bean
- 1 ¼ cup Milk
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 3 Egg Yolks
- ½ Orange for zest
- 1 tsp orange oil You can find this in Specialty Stores or online
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp water
Instructions
Directions for Disneyland's Gingerbread Bundt Cake:
- Add the beer to a medium sized pot and bring to a boil, remove from the heat and slowly add the Baking soda. 1- 12 oz amber lager beer, 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- Once it stops foaming add the molasses and brown sugar- set aside 2 1/4 cup molasses, 1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- Sift together the flour, ground ginger, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg over a bowl. 1 2/3 cup flour, 1 tsp fresh ginger, 1 tsp Baking Powder, 1 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- Add the flour mix in three batches to the molasses mix. Scrape down side of bowl after each section was added.
- Whisk together the eggs, oil and fresh ginger- mix together with the flour mix until all is combined. 4 eggs, 3/4 cup olive oil, 2 1/2 tsp fresh ginger
- Mixture will look thin- but that is how this mix is.
- Depending on the size of your mat; you will bake the mix at 350°F for 18 to 30 minutes. Toothpick will come out of cake clean.
- Once cake is cool- unmold gently- this cake is very moist and will break if handled too rough.
Directions for the Orange Vanilla Sauce:
- Cut Vanilla Pod in half and scrape out seeds- set aside.
- Add milk, sugar and vanilla beans to a medium sized pot- bring to just below a boil- milk needs to be hot but not boiling. 1 1/4 cup Milk, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 vanilla bean
- In a separate bowl whisk together the egg yolks- add about 1 cup of hot cream to the eggs to bring up the temperate. 3 Egg Yolks
- Add the egg mixture back into the pot and cook for another minute or until the sauce becomes thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Take off heat.
- Continue to whisk for about 3 minutes after taking off of heat.
- Pour mixture into a glass bowl set over ice to cool the sauce.
- Once sauce is cool- add the orange zest and orange oil. 1/2 Orange , 1 tsp orange oil
Finishing the Bundt Cakes:
- Sift the powdered sugar in a bowl. Slowly start adding your water to the bowl 1 cup powdered sugar, 3 tbsp water
- Swirl icing on top of cake in pattern
- Right before serving Cakes pour Orange Vanilla Sauce into center of Bundt Cakes
- Enjoy, and think magical thoughts!
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Notes
Makes 20 mini bundt cakes or 2 large bundt cakes.
Nutrition
Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 2.6mg