Filling
1 package (8 ounce size) cream cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Cake
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup mild molasses
3 eggs
1 cup lukewarm milk (100 degrees F to 105 degrees F)
Glaze
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
crystallized ginger or sliced almonds, for garnish (optional)
Filling: In a medium-size bowl, beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg, sugar, flour, vanilla and ginger until blended.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat 12-cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Cake: In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and both sugars until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the molasses, scraping down side of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
On low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with milk in 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour.
Pour half the batter into prepared bundt pan. Transfer filling to small plastic bag; snip off small piece from corner. Pipe filling in ring into center of pan, trying to keep filling from touching side of pan. Top with remaining batter, covering filling completely.
Bake in 350 degree F oven 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out fairly clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Invert pan onto rack; gently tap sides to release cake. Remove pan; let cool.
Glaze: Sift confectioners' sugar into medium-size bowl. Stir in enough milk until smooth and good glazing consistency. Pour over cake. Garnish with ginger or almonds, if desired. Refrigerate, covered, up to 2 days.
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reviews & comments
December 2, 2009
I baked the recipe using a Nordicware Fairytale Cottage Bundt Pan, which made the tunnel filling a REAL challenge. With the glaze, I chose the sliced almonds to garnish, using them as shingles on the cottage and glaze like snow. The effort was worth it, as it was a BIG hit on Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2009
I made this cake for a tree trimming party. It turned out excellent- very rich and moist. Everyone raved about it and I will be making this again. The recipe says the difficulty rating is a 4 out of 5. I think the key is really reading the recipe before you start making cake. There are certain things that I did not do according to recipe (like adding eggs one at a time - I added mine all at once; and I used light instead of dark brown sugar). But it still turned out delicious.