Starbucks Gingerbread Recipes

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl cream butter with sugars and vanilla until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, orange zest and fresh minced ginger, water and applesauce until well combined.
• In a bowl sift together flour with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, mustard powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed ingredients and beat until combined.
• Mix in the candied ginger.
• Pour into a well greased baking dish and bake for about 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 9-inch loaf pan, or even a square baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Dissolve baking soda into applesauce and mix into creamed butter. Add flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
• Pour the batter into a loaf pan.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out just slightly sticky. (Be careful not to over bake, for this cake can dry out easily. Just remember that the toothpick shouldn't come out clean, but a little sticky).
• For the frosting, beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar. Frost the cake when it is completely cooled. Decorate with chopped candied orange peel or candied ginger.
• *Note: This recipe tastes best the next day.