Healthy Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The entire family will love this healthy gingerbread cake with cream cheese frosting. It's a soft, moist delicious cake and requires just one hour to make.

Course Dessert, nut-free

Cuisine American

Keyword gingerbread cake

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings large cake

Calories 4222kcal

Author Erin Antoniak

Ingredients

2 eggs
½ cup coconut sugar
½ cup coconut oil
¾ cup molasses
1 cup very warm water
2 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon salt

Frosting:

1 8 oz block cream cheese softened
¼ cup butter softened
1 cup powdered sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x13 pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and coconut sugar. Add in coconut oil and molasses. Stir until well combined.
Whisk in warm water.
In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
Add dry ingredients into wet, half at a time. Stir until completely combined.
Pour into greased cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
Make frosting while cake is cooling.
Using a food processor or spatula, blend together frosting ingredients until smooth. Chill in fridge if warm to touch.
Frost cake once it is completely cooled.
Store sealed in a cool place.

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