Description
A rich, spiced Gingerbread Village Cake with molasses, maple frosting, and festive fruit — the perfect easy Christmas dessert.
Ingredients
180g salted butter, room temperature
200g brown sugar
2 extra-large eggs
60ml molasses
125ml sour cream
125ml buttermilk
320g cake wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp fine salt
4 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
185g Festive Food Cake Mix (raisins, sultanas, fruit peel, almond slivers)
60g toasted pecans, roughly chopped
Maple Frosting:
200g butter, room temperature
250g cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp maple syrup or honey
200g icing sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180°C and line three 20cm round cake tins with parchment.
2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
4. Add molasses, sour cream, and buttermilk; mix slowly.
5. Sift dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices) and mix into the wet batter.
6. Fold in the fruit mix and pecans.
7. Divide batter evenly into tins and bake for 25–27 minutes.
8. Cool in tins for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
9. For frosting, beat butter until light, then mix in cream cheese, vanilla, and maple syrup.
10. Sift in icing sugar and beat until smooth.
11. To assemble, layer cakes with 1/4 cup frosting between each.
12. Cover top and sides fully.
13. Decorate with iced gingerbread biscuits.
Notes
Light, spiced sponge with chewy fruit and crunchy pecans.
Frosting adds creamy sweetness and tang.
Serves 12–14.
Can be made ahead and stored chilled for up to 4 days.
Perfect as a Christmas centerpiece.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 27 minutes
- Category: Easy & Decadent Christmas Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Christmas / Holiday
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 465
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg