German Christmas Gingerbread Recipe
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German Christmas Gingerbread

By: Carol 
"This is a good recipe for Christmas and very different to our North American one."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 tube cake
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup orange liqueur
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup blanched slivered almonds

Directions

  1. Whisk together the flours, baking powder, and spices.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, then the honey, orange liqueur, sour cream, and orange juice. Beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, and then stir in the raisins and almonds. Turn batter into a greased and floured tube pan.
  3. Bake cake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 80 minutes, or until it tests done with toothpick. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 518 | Total Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 87mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2007 by Captain Lori   view full review
This recipe will make you a rock star! I have made it for the last 2 years as Christmas...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2002 by PNLewis   view full review
This cake is not too sweet. It has been a hit eveytime I make it!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2008 by Sharon   view full review
This is wonderful, I will add more ginger next time but really is great as is. I'll...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2008 by DEEDEE913   view full review
My family loved this recipe and the aroma was wonderful while it baked! However, everyone...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2011 by Hannah   view full review
Don't envision traditional "gingerbread with lemon sauce"! This cake is a delicious, hearty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2011 by elsa   view full review
I made this for the B&B this weekend, and everyone loved it! I substituted extra OJ since I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2010 by CADDLAC   view full review
Wonderfull,moist,flavorfull,did have a slight problem gettng it out of the tube pan.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2008 by Amy Austin   view full review
This cake had a really good flavor, in spite of the fact that my bundt pan is garbage and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by Sunshine61967   view full review
Great recipe, I modified it slightly, so here are my modifications. First, ~I MADE A DOUBLE...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2012 by FireGuysWife   view full review
Yum...this is the perfect compromise between a spice cake and the German gingerbread dessert...

 

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