Chocolate gingerbread with plum jam
Recipe for soft gingerbread with chocolate and plum jam
If you’re looking for a recipe for the perfect gingerbread – one that’s soft, moist, very simple and quick to make, and delicious too, then you’re in the right place :) Today I have for you a recipe for chocolate gingerbread with plum jam. This is a sensational gingerbread cake made with dark chocolate and a whole jar of plum jam! Be sure to see how to make express gingerbread. See my step-by-step recipe and also watch a short video of the preparation.
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Chocolate gingerbread with plum jam recipe with video
If you like simple and quick chocolate cakes and you love gingerbread, then you must try this recipe!
Chocolate gingerbread with plum jam recipe
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan about 30 cm long. You can use a smaller one to get a taller cake – then you need to extend the baking time.
Składniki
ingredients for chocolate gingerbread with plum jam
- 100 g butter
- 100 g dark chocolate
- approx. 280 g plum jam (- 1 standard jar)
- 100 g sugar (- half a glass – or to taste)
- 3 eggs (size L)
- 150 g wheat flour – all-purpose (- 1 cup)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice
ingredients for chocolate glaze for gingerbread
- 100 ml heavy cream (- I used 30%)
- 100 g dark chocolate
Instrukcja
How to make chocolate gingerbread
- In a large pot, melt the butter together with the broken chocolate – stir until combined. Remove from heat.100 g butter, 100 g dark chocolate
- Add the plum jam and mix.approx. 280 g plum jam
- Add sugar and mix.100 g sugar
- Add eggs one by one and mix thoroughly after each addition.3 eggs
- Add flour, baking powder, and gingerbread spice – mix with a spoon.150 g wheat flour – all-purpose, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice
- Transfer the dough to the prepared pan.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees (convection) for about 45-50 minutes – until a dry stick comes out clean.
- After baking, cool the gingerbread cake.
How to make chocolate glaze for gingerbread
- In a saucepan, heat the heavy cream – when it’s very warm, add the broken chocolate to it.100 ml heavy cream
- Stir until the chocolate melts.100 g dark chocolate
- Cool the glaze and when it thickens slightly, spread it over the top of the cake.
- You can also use milk chocolate here, just melt it in a smaller amount of heavy cream – use a maximum of 75 ml.
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Christmas gingerbread with chocolate – notes
Today I have the perfect Christmas gingerbread, which is soft and delicious!
What’s more, it’s an express gingerbread, because its preparation takes a maximum of 20 minutes – and I think even less.
For the gingerbread to be nicely aromatic, use a good gingerbread spice mix. If you’re using a store-bought spice mix, first check its ingredients – if flour, sugar, cocoa are listed first, the spice mix will be weakly aromatic. Flour doesn’t smell like spices! Buy a spice mix that contains only spices, not essentially everything else. Or even better, make your own spice mix!
There has long been a gingerbread spice mix on the blog, and it’s so super aromatic that even a small amount gives an excellent taste! You must try it.
What else do you need to bake gingerbread?
This is chocolate gingerbread, so of course chocolate – specifically dark chocolate. I also made a dark chocolate glaze because I don’t like overly sweet cakes. But you can also make a chocolate glaze from milk chocolate.
Besides chocolate, you’ll need a jar of plum jam. I used a 280g jar – it can also be one in the range of 250-300g. The added plum jam gives the gingerbread a nice, slightly plum flavor and delicate sweetness. That’s why I used only a small amount of sugar here, barely half a cup. For me, this sweetness of the cake (with dark glaze) was perfect. However, if you like sweeter cakes, you can use more sugar – e.g., a whole cup.
How to make gingerbread with plum jam – tips
To make quick gingerbread with plum jam, you first need to melt the chocolate with butter. Then, to this melted chocolate, you add the rest of the ingredients. You don’t need to cool the mixture; immediately after melting, add the plum jam and sugar. Added to the chocolate, they will cool it down, so you can then safely add the eggs, and then the flour with baking powder and gingerbread spice.
How long to bake chocolate gingerbread?
I baked my chocolate gingerbread in a 30 cm long loaf pan for about 45 minutes. If you want a slightly taller cake, or if you have a smaller loaf pan, extend the baking time – bake until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry. After baking, cool the chocolate gingerbread and finally drizzle with chocolate glaze.
Such chocolate gingerbread with plum jam is perfect for eating right away!
You can also store it in a container or covered.
If you are also looking for other interesting holiday recipes, be sure to check out my other Christmas recipes.
P.S.
By the way, I recommend my book “Beata’s Best Bakes” where you’ll find lots of delicious and simple recipes for homemade baked goods. I’ll add that such a book also makes a great Christmas gift :)
Recommended gingerbread cake recipes
Be sure to try my other recipes for delicious and aromatic gingerbread cakes. Here I recommend these three recipes:
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How to Make Gingerbread with Plum Jam
Check out my simple, step-by-step gingerbread recipe and watch my short video of the preparation to see for yourselves just how easy this cake is to make! I am convinced that anyone can bake this gingerbread without any trouble at all. There are already various gingerbread recipes on the blog, but this recipe is the absolute best when it comes to a quick and moist gingerbread! Try it for yourself, and you won't want to bake any other kind! Be sure to also check out my other chocolate cake recipes—you will find plenty of inspiring and delicious sweet bakes here.
