gingerbread cake

Molasses-spiced dessert layer

A cake flavored with ginger and molasses, typically dense and moist with a warm, spicy taste.

Gingerbread cake is associated with autumn and winter holidays, often served with whipped cream or lemon sauce: We always have gingerbread cake at Thanksgiving.

Distinguished from gingerbread cookies by its soft, cakey texture rather than crisp or chewy form.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G