Grand America - Gingerbread Cake

Gingerbread Cake
by our Pastry Chef Fernanda Dutra
Dining — @ 9:27 am on August 27, 2010

You may not usually think “August, what a great month for some Gingerbread cake!” But we do! Below you’ll find our recipe for gingerbread cake, perfect for the holidays, or any day! We recommend giving it a test run to make sure everything turns out alright before the relatives start showing up. Plus it’s just darn tasty!

1 cup Canola oil
1 cup Sugar, granulated
1 cup Molasses
2 each Eggs, whole

Combine first three ingredients until smooth. Add eggs one at a time; continue blending until batter is smooth and consistent

3 cups All purpose flour
1 3/4 tsp Salt, fine
Sift together flour and salt, set aside
1 Tbl Ginger, ground
2 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1/4 tsp Clove, ground

In a sauté pan, lightly toast the spices to make the aroma really pronounced then toss it into the flour mixture and stir it around

1 cup Water, Boiling
1 Tbl Baking soda

Place the baking soda into a large mixing bowl, pour in the boiling water and stir. This mixture will react and foam up quickly, so take notice and be careful. Combine this wet mixture with the previously blended batter just until smooth. Do not over mix. Bake in any shaped baking pan which has been sprayed with a food release. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed in the center. Enjoy!

Grand America Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Prep time – 10 min
Cook time – 15 min
Ready in – 30 min


Ingredients 1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
1.Cream together the shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into the peanut butter mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least one hour.
2.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Make small balls of dough. Flatten with fork dipped in flour to form cross-wise pattern.
3.Bake for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until just set. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.
Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen

Grand America Bread Pudding

Grand America Bread Pudding
Last Update: 1:58 pm

Grand America Bread PuddingIngredients:
1 cup whole eggs, whisked
½ lb granulated sugar
1cinnamon stick
3 cups heavy cream
1 tbsp vanilla extract
12 oz - 16 oz croissants, danishes,
brioche, or other soft breadMETHOD:Whisk the eggs very well. Heat thecream with the sugar, cinnamon stickand vanilla extract. Heat until hot, butnot simmering. Add the eggs, whiskand strain. Break up the bread into smallpieces. Pour the custard over the bread,mix very well, and let the bread Soak the custard for a little bit. Put in abaking dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 400ºFin bain - maire.