Gingerbread Pudding Cake

I like pumpkin spice, but I love gingerbread.

There’s just something about the combination of the warm spices, moist cake, and molasses that I can’t get enough of!

I eat my gingerbread topped with applesauce, and this gingerbread pudding cake was inspired by that combination of gingerbread and apples.  The applesauce in the cake helps to make it moist, and the apple cider gives the sauce great flavor.

And this gingerbread pudding cake does part of the work for you. Just add the topping ingredients, and, like magic, it forms a sauce underneath the cake as it bakes. Top it with a little whipped cream for some extra deliciousness.

More gingerbread recipes!

Gingerbread Pudding Cake

Gingerbread Pudding Cake is a moist apple gingerbread cake that makes its own caramel apple sauce while it bakes. 

Author: i heart eating

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Course: Dessert

Servings: 12

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients

Cake

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and spices. Set aside.
3. In a separate large bowl, whisk together applesauce, milk, oil, molasses, and vanilla together until well-combined.
4. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until combined.

5. Pour batter into an 8x11-inch (shallow 2 quart), or similarly sized, baking dish.

6. In a separate bowl, stir sugars and cinnamon together.
7. Sprinkle topping evenly over the batter.
8. Pour apple cider and water over the topping. DO NOT STIR!
9. Bake for 40 minutes, or until middle is set.
10. Cool 5-10 minutes before serving.
11. Top with toasted pecans, if desired.

Recipe Notes

*Nutrition facts have been estimated.

Nutrition facts per serving (1g)

Calories: 230kcal

Fat: 4g

Saturated fat: 3g

Sodium: 59mg

Potassium: 262mg

Carbohydrates: 46g

Sugar: 35g

Protein: 1g

Vitamin A: 0.2%

Vitamin C: 0.2%

Calcium: 6.7%

Iron: 6.9%