{"id":1541,"date":"2018-11-15T17:06:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T17:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2022-12-02T19:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:41:45","slug":"gingerbread-cake-with-a-light-cream-cheese-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/gingerbread-cake-with-a-light-cream-cheese-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread Cake with a light cream cheese frosting (gluten-free, whole grain, low sugar, high altitude option)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enjoy the warm, deep spices of gingerbread in a gluten-free, whole grain cake that’s low in sugar AND comes with high altitude adjustments!<\/strong> <\/em>Complete with a light cream cheese frosting on top, that’s tangy and sweet, this cake will quickly become an easy holiday favorite among family members and guests alike.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This Gingerbread Cake changes all of that. Using oat flour creates an insanely moist cake, that’s also easy to whip up since it’s made with only ONE gluten-free flour! This Gingerbread Cake recipe will be the best<\/em>\u00a0Holiday dessert you’ll make this year, that is, without chocolate involved at least \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Usually I’m not the biggest fan of desserts without<\/em> chocolate.<\/strong><\/p>\n However, I’m always trying to make fun and new desserts with different flavors, in an effort to not just eat chocolate for dessert 24\/7. (That wouldn’t be a bad thing necessarily though…)<\/p>\n I LOVE spices.<\/strong>\u00a0So, why not a spiced cake? Not surprisingly, growing up my family didn’t really make cake for the Holidays. You see, my Mom has her own side hustle making cakes for birthdays, weddings, etc. so she makes cakes pretty often, which means when it comes to Holiday desserts she wants to make something different.<\/p>\n I’m not the worlds biggest cake fan either.. I’d rather have a cookie or brownie.<\/em> If you throw the word “cream cheese frosting” around though, then you can count me in<\/strong>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Divine. Like taking the classic, old-fashioned flavors of gingerbread cookies and putting them into a moist, gluten-free cake, complete with a tangy, sweet cream cheese frosting on top. This reached “you’ve got to be kidding me” status.. it was so<\/strong><\/em> good.<\/p>\n The cake itself is made healthier with:<\/strong><\/p>\n The light cream cheese frosting is simply made with less powdered sugar.<\/strong><\/em> Turns out, you don’t really need 4 cups of powdered sugar to make cream cheese frosting taste delicious. Sure, it’s good that way, I won’t argue with you there, but it’s good like this too and much better for you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Reaching the status of “you’ve got to be kidding me this is the perfect<\/em> Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert!”<\/strong> It’s as simple as mixing together your dry ingredients, wet ingredients separately, then combining the two. After about 30 minutes in the oven you have a beautifully spiced, Gingerbread Cake.<\/p>\n The light cream cheese frosting is as simple as beating all your ingredients together too. Ta-da!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cut into 16 pieces. Feeling a little.. hungry? You could cut these into 12 really big pieces instead. I won’t tell \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Sprinkle a few chopped pecans on top and your cake is done.<\/strong> Such a classic, simple, beautiful and healthier Holiday dessert. Don’t forget to say “with cream cheese frosting!” too when you tell your friends what type of cake it is, because if they are anything like me then you’ll be mopping drool off your floor after you tell them that \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Looking for more easy, healthier, gluten-free Holiday desserts?<\/strong> Check out my Skinny Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes<\/a> or Apple Cider Cupcakes<\/a>.<\/p>\nIt can be hard to find a moist, gluten-free cake recipe that isn’t insanely unhealthy.<\/h3>\n
Christmas and Thanksgiving scream to have some sort of spiced recipe involved.<\/h3>\n
Enter in, this beautifully spiced Gingerbread Cake with a light cream cheese frosting.<\/h3>\n
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This Gingerbread Cake is easy to make ahead as well.<\/h4>\n
After your Gingerbread Cake has cooled, spread your cream cheese frosting on thick.<\/h4>\n