Festive Gingerbread House Cakes
Festive gingerbread house cakes are fun to bake and also make a winter table look so pretty. Learn how to bake them to enjoy this Christmas!
If you can’t wait for the recipe, skip to the bottom of the post for the recipe card.
Jump to RecipeMy 11 year old, Conor, LOVES to cook and bake. You may remember that we baked pumpkin loaves last month. I found this adorable gingerbread house baking tin and knew gingerbread cakes were a must for December.
I don’t know about you, but I find constructing gingerbread houses such a pain! They cave in and break and there may be some swearing along with Christmas carols in our house!!! Sigh! Well, when I saw this adorable tin, I thought it was a no brainer. Easier gingerbread houses for me!
Conor and I baked three sets of these sweet houses for our Christmas Tour, click here, if you missed it. We used the cakes as a centerpiece on our pine table strewn with greenery.
They also look so crisp and classic with a white tablecloth. I’ll be sharing another tablescape idea with them next week but for now I wanted to share this easy recipe.
I thought it would be great to share it as part of December’s Cozy Living series hosted by my friend Jennifer over at Town and Country Living. You can see more ideas at the every end of this post.
Festive Gingerbread House Cakes
You probably have all the basic ingredients in your pantry: flour, sugar, dark brown sugar, eggs, baking soda, baking powder.
Of course, the spices are essential to create the lovely flavor of gingerbread: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ground cloves.
You will need baking spray, and I recommend one for baking like this. We made three batches and not one stuck!
I also would recommend dusting with powdered sugar. It looks like snow and is so simple and pretty.
The powdered sugar picked up the fine details of each cake.
Below is the recipe card with Martha Stewart’s recipe! I hope you enjoy them. I think they’ll look so pretty in your homes. You can also decorate with frosting and candy. Conor had so much fun decorating them after I took photos for the home tour.
Gingerbread House Cakes
Equipment
- Ginger Bread Double Cake Pan by Nordic Ware
Ingredients
- non stick baking spray Pam with Flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup dark brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 eggs large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- confectioners' sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray the Gingerbread House Double Cake Pan with baking spray. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl.
- With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour mixture and beat until just incorporated.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan. Fill each well no more than ¾ full to avoid overflow. Gently tap pan on counter to remove any air bubbles. Bake until cake tester comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Let cake cook in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
I’d love to hear what you think about them! Please let me know. I think they’re so much easier than gingerbread houses!
Be sure to check out all my friend’s cozy living ideas below:
It All Started with Paint / Town and Country Living / Duke Manor Farm / Vinyet Etc.
Creative Cain Cabin / A Stroll Thru Life / Finding Silver Pennies / Making It in the Mountains
They are adorable and perfect for serving during the holiday season! Happy Saturday, my friend!
Oh I love this. What a fabulous idea and so perfect for the season. Each person having their own little cake is such a special treat. Thanks for the recipe too.
So pretty! And the powdered sugar snow is the perfect magical touch!
Dani thank you for the recipe. I can’t wait to try it. My pan is one large house. Do you know if I would have to double the recipe? Also I got my cards and they are beautiful. I cannot wait to give them to my sister. I sent you a text to the number that came was part of your packaging. I’m hoping it was a cell phone number and you got it. If it is a landline number you would not have gotten it. I don’t have email on my cell phone so that is why I never… Read more »
Thank you for sharing this! I just ordered the pan using your affiliate link. 🙂 Next week I’m helping my daughter with her baby and will make these gingerbread houses with her two older boys. They love baking – they’re 5 and 2. I think they’ll love this!
What a great idea! I’ve never made a gingerbread house and agree that it seems like a huge hassle (plus I’m not much of a fan of gingerbread) but this cake and cake mold idea is genius! 🙂 Linda
Oh my word, how sweet are these! I love gingerbread cake and how adorable to make them into gingerbread houses! Such a great idea for guest favors or food gifts during the holidays too!
Gingerbread is one of my favorite treats this time of year and I love how adorable these houses look. Pinning!
These are just perfect and I love them. You sure have the trick for getting them out of the pan in one piece, that never happens for me. Merry Christmas!
I love this idea, so festive and what a treat for your guests! Just beautiful!
Oh, my gosh! These cakes are adorable! They would be so much fun to recieve or to give at Christmas! Thank you so much for sharing!
Hugs,
Tee @ Teediddlydee
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I ordered the pan and made the gingerbread cake houses today. Turned out great! My family and friends were so impressed!