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This chocolate orange gingerbread cake is made with white whole wheat flour and buckwheat flour. Plus it's packed full of chocolate chips and candied ginger.

Chocolate Orange Gingerbread Cake

Author: Brandy O'Neill - Nutmeg Nanny
This chocolate orange gingerbread cake is made with white whole wheat flour and buckwheat flour. Plus it's packed full of chocolate chips and candied ginger.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 9 -inch bundt pan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses not blackstrap
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped candied ginger
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • Powdered sugar for topping (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and spray a 9-inch bundt pan with non-stick spray, set aside.
  • In a small saucepan add butter, molasses, dark brown sugar, and water. Set over low heat and warm just until the butter has melted.
  • Remove from the heat and pour into a large mixing bowl. Let the mixture cool for 10 minutes.
  • Stir eggs and whole milk into the cooled molasses mixture. (If the mixture is still hot after 10 minutes let it cool some more. If it's too hot it will scramble the eggs so it's better to be safe.)
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk together white whole wheat flour, buckwheat flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, kosher salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, and allspice.
  • Add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and stir to combine.
  • Fold in chocolate chips, candied ginger, and orange zest.
  • Add batter to the prepared pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan and then invert it onto a cake plate.
  • Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 236mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 61g
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword buckwheat cake, buckwheat gingerbread cake, chocolate orange cake, chocolate orange gingerbread bundt cake, gingerbread bundt cake
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