Dessert: Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

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Cinnamon

Health benefits of Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

3 cups All-purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Cloves
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup Butter, Softened
1 cup Packed Organic Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 cup Organic, Unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses
2 teaspoons Freshly Grated Ginger
1-1/4 cup Whole Milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 ºF (175 ºC). Grease three 6-inch cake pans, line with rounds of parchment paper, and flour.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on medium until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Slowly add molasses, followed by ginger. Beat until well mixed.
Scrape down sides of mixer bowl. Alternating between dry ingredients and milk, add flour mixture in 3 additions, scraping down sides of bowl between additions. Mix just until combined.
Scrape batter into prepared pans, evenly distributing it between the pans. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick comes out almost clean (with a few moist crumbs), about 25 –35 minutes. Start checking at 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool in pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes before inverting on the rack to cool completely. Place cakes in the freezer for about 15 minutes before slicing in half and frosting.