GINGERBREAD BUNDT CAKE WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Ingredients

• ​2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp grated orange peel
• 3/4 cup fancy molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup hot water
• Orange Glaze*

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger and cloves into a bowl; set aside.
3. Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar, fresh ginger and orange peel until fluffy. Add molasses and egg; continue beating until blended.
4. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Add hot water and stir just until blended.
5. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 cup Bundt pan.
6. Bake until a cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
7. Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
8. Invert cake onto rack and cool completely.
9. Place cake on a serving plate. Drizzle Orange Glaze over top, allowing glaze to run down sides of cake.

Ingredients

• ​1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 3 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 1/2 tsp grated orange peel
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Yield: Makes 2/3 cup.

Directions

1. Stir together all ingredients until smooth.