Gingerbread Snack Cake with Sourdough Discard
A soft and tender crumb, jam packed with gingerbread/molasses flavor and uses up a bunch of sourdough discard: the perfect Christmas snack cake.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 80 grams very hot water (1/3 cup)
- 110 grams blackstrap molasses (1/3 cup, can substitute regular molasses)
- 145 grams light brown sugar (2/3 cup, can also use dark brown)
- 40 grams granulated sugar (3 Tablespoons)
- 65 grams vegetable oil (1/3 cup, any neutral flavored oil works)
- 1 large egg (about 50 grams)
- 180 grams sourdough discard (about 3/4 cup, see note)
- 60 grams plain greek yogurt (1/4 cup)
- 140 grams all purpose flour (about 1 cup)
- 2 grams baking soda (1/2 teaspoon)
- 4 grams baking powder (1 teaspoon)
- 6 grams ground cinnamon (2 teaspoons)
- 4 grams ground ginger (2 teaspoons)
- 1 gram ground cloves (1/2 teaspoon)
- 3 grams salt (1/2 teaspoon)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat an 8 by 8 pan with cooking spray or a parchment sling.
- 2
To a liquid measuring cup, add 1/3 cup water. Microwave it until very hot or almost boiling. You can also do this on the stovetop. Add the molasses to the hot water and mix together. Set aside.
- 3
To a medium-sized bowl, add brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil and egg. Whisk together. Whisk in the sourdough discard and yogurt and mix until combined.
- 4
Add the molasses/water mixture, mixing as your pour it in (this helps temper the egg if the molasses mixture is still very hot) and whisk until completely smooth.
- 5
To a small bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. Fluff together. Add the flour mixture on top of the liquid mixture and whisk together until completely combined.
- 6
Pour the batter into your greased pan and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
- 7
After 10 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for another 40 minutes until the center is no longer jiggly and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 8
Allow to cool before serving. This gingerbread snack cake deepens in flavor as it cools. Serve with a sprinkling of powdered sugar or fresh whipped cream. Enjoy!