I got this recipe from my friend Jillian years ago, but never tried it because my husband isn’t a big fan of gingerbread. Luckily, the kids enjoy spicy flavoured baking as much as I do, so we made this cake as a quick treat to enjoy after a mid week meal. The kids helped me decorate it with a sprinkling of icing sugar and they made whipped cream to dollop on top too.
Yogurt Gingerbread
Grease a 9×9 square baking dish, and preheat oven to 350
Separate 2 eggs
In a large bowl, combine:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1 tsp each baking soda, ginger, cinnamon
1/2 tsp each ground cloves, ground nutmeg
In another bowl, mix together:
1/2 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cups maple syrup
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 egg yolks
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix.
Beat 2 egg whites until stiff, and fold into mixture.
Pour into pan and bake for 35 – 40 minutes.
Let cake cool. Decorate cake by sprinkling with icing sugar. We placed a snowman cut-out in the centre of our cake, and sprinkled around to suit the day’s ‘snow’ theme. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream. Yum!!
