Moist Gingerbread Cake with Apples
Recipe for a quick and soft gingerbread with grated apples
If you’re looking for an idea for an express cake that you can bake quickly before the holidays, then be sure to check out this moist gingerbread cake with apples. The cake is incredibly simple and quick to prepare, and after baking, it’s soft, moist, and incredibly delicious! See my step-by-step recipe with photos and watch a short video where I show how to make gingerbread with grated apples and bake it for your loved ones :)
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Moist Gingerbread Cake with Apples Step-by-Step Recipe
If you like gingerbread and moist chocolate cakes, then you must try this simple recipe!
Simple gingerbread with apples recipe with video.
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- Loaf pan approximately 30/10 cm in size.
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ingredients for apple gingerbread
- 3 eggs (size L)
- 150 g sugar (3/4 cup)
- 100 ml oil
- 125 ml natural yogurt (I used Greek)
- 225 g wheat flour – all-purpoose (1.5 cups)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice
- 25 g bitter cocoa (3 tablespoons)
- approx 150 g grated apple
ingredients for chocolate glaze
- 50 ml heavy cream
- 100 g milk chocolate
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How to make moist gingerbread with apples step by step
Step 1 – preparations
- Grease the baking pan with butter and dust with flour, or line with baking paper.
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees (fan-forced) or 180 degrees (top/bottom heat).
- Peel about 200-220 g of apples and grate them on a coarse grater – you should get about 150 g of grated apples.
- Mix together flour, baking powder, cocoa, and spice.225 g wheat flour – all-purpoose, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons gingerbread spice, 25 g bitter cocoa
- Mix together oil and yogurt – it doesn’t have to be perfectly combined.100 ml oil, 125 ml natural yogurt
Step 2 – prepare the gingerbread batter
- Beat the eggs together with sugar until thick and very fluffy – I beat for several minutes with a mixer on the highest speed.3 eggs, 150 g sugar
- Add the oil with yogurt to the beaten eggs and mix briefly on low speed.
- Add the dry ingredients in portions – mixing briefly on low speed.
- Finally, add the grated apples and mix with a spoon.approx 150 g grated apple
- Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan.
Step 3 – bake the cake
- Place the pan with the batter into the preheated oven and bake for about 50 minutes – until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
- After baking, cool the cake and remove it from the pan.
Step 4 – prepare the glaze.
- Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until it is hot.50 ml heavy cream
- Add the broken chocolate to the cream and stir until the chocolate has melted.100 g milk chocolate
- Let the glaze cool, and once it thickens, pour it over the top of the cake.
- You can additionally sprinkle the cake with toppings.
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Quick Moist Gingerbread – Notes
In winter and late autumn, there’s no better cake than aromatic chocolate gingerbread. Nothing cheers me up then like a piece of delicious cake and a cup of good coffee or tea. My gingerbread today is the perfect winter comfort food. Addictive thanks to its chocolate flavor, with a sticky and sweet chocolate glaze and aromatic gingerbread spices. Thanks to the apple, the cake is exceptionally soft and nicely moist. Which allows it to stay fresh for a long time. My son took this cake to his class Christmas Eve party, and while still at school, he wrote to me that everyone wanted the recipe :) That’s probably the best recommendation, because pleasing teenagers isn’t easy ;)
And if you like such sweet gingerbread bakes, then to complete the set, I recommend the incredibly delicious and quick spiced cookies baked with plum jam :)
What ingredients are essential for baking a soft gingerbread?
To make this cake, you will only need a few basic ingredients. Below is a condensed list of products I used and possible substitutes.
- cocoa powder – use bitter cocoa here, it can be defatted or regular. If you’re not a big fan of chocolate cakes, you can omit the cocoa and add 3 extra tablespoons of wheat flour instead.
- gingerbread spice – use a good quality spice (preferably homemade); if you have store-bought spice, check its ingredients – one with flour as the first ingredient will be less aromatic, and the cake won’t smell and taste strongly of gingerbread after baking.
- natural yogurt – I used thick Greek yogurt, but you can use regular natural yogurt or even skyr here.
- oil – I used regular rapeseed oil, but you can replace it with any other oil with a light and neutral taste.
- whipping cream – for the glaze, I used liquid whipping cream in a carton with 30% fat content; you can optionally replace it with 36% cream.
How to store gingerbread cake with apples?
Once completely cooled, it’s worth storing the gingerbread cake in a container with a lid or covering it with a cake dome. This way, the cake won’t dry out and will stay fresh for a long time.
You can also freeze the cake for about 3 months.
I hope you try this recipe for soft gingerbread cake and that you and your loved ones enjoy it as much as we do :) I would be delighted if you share your thoughts in the comments under the recipe.
By the way, I highly recommend following my Instagram profile, where you’ll also find my recipes, and it’s easy to save them for later there.
Recommended gingerbread recipes
Be sure to also try my other recipes for delicious gingerbread, baked with various add-ins and even layered with creams. Here I recommend, among others, three such recipes:
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Moist Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Bake this amazing and simple gingerbread with grated apples with me today. Thanks to the addition of dark cocoa and a chocolate glaze, this gingerbread takes on a delicious chocolatey flavor. The apples added to the batter ensure the cake stays soft and moist, helping it remain fresh for a long time.
Best of all, you can bake this gingerbread even at the last minute, as it doesn't require a long aging period to soften. This cake is perfect to eat immediately after baking! You absolutely have to try it!
