Meet the marriage of Gingerbread Cookies and cake! This cake is beyond delicious and a total crowd pleaser!
Ohhh goodness I am tired. ‘Tis the season. SO much is going on this time of year, isn’t it? Is anyone else feeling slightly crazy? Please leave me a comment if I’m not the only one. I will send my favorite commenter a little Christmas gift! I have been trying so hard to squeeze in as much holiday baking as possible. Last week was Dan’s birthday, so I made him this delicious Gingerbread Poke Cake. It was YUMMY and festive!
This cake is SATURATED with flavor, and um…sugar. It is seriously delish.
As noted in the recipe: if you cannot find Gingerbread cake mix, a spice cake mix can EASILY be transformed into one!
Wishing you ALL such a happy holiday season! Have a great week and please take the time to remember the most important things. Thank you so much for being here!
For more Christmas goodies ideas, check out my Desserts page or peek at one of these: Sugar Cookies, Christmas Tree Brownies, Reindeer Cookies
Gingerbread Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 20 oz. gingerbread cake mix prepared according to package directions (SUBSTITUTION: box of spice cake mix + 2 tsp ground ginger + 3 eggs + 1/3 c molasses + 1/3 c oil + 1/3 c milk) – takes approximately 40 minutes to bake or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 7 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- 6 oz. caramel ice cream topping
FROSTING
- 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 20 gingersnap cookies crushed (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×9 square baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions (if gingerbread cake mix cannot be found, follow above directions for turning spice cake into gingerbread cake).
- Poke 1/4-inch holes, one inch apart, into cooled cake. Pour the sweetened condensed milk into the holes, followed by the caramel topping. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the frosting: Combine the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until creamy. Evenly spread over cooled cake. Top with crushed gingersnap cookies, cut into squares and serve.
Looks great for the church pot luck, and a pre Christmas luncheon.
Merry Christmas!
you are not alone!! that cake looks so good 🙂
This sounds (and looks) incredibly delicious! I love surprising family with new things, so I’m planning to make this for both family Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations.
Wishing all peace and love for the holiday season and the new year!
This looks so delicious. I love anything ginger and, in fact, considered naming my daughter Ginger. She wound up with the name Ananda which, in Sanskrit, means bliss.
This looks fabulous! I just finished baking egg-free gingerbread men for my food-allergic son to share at his class party this week. I can’t believe Christmas is practically HERE! I’m so behind, with much baking and shopping to do. Talk about feeling crazy… I just need time to stop, so I can catch up!