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Chocolate Ginger Cake

3.3

(11)

A nice ginger flavor and good texture combine for a lovely dessert.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 8

Ingredients

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
Powder sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with 1 1/2-inch-high sides with vegetable oil spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment. Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa powder, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into large bowl. Whisk juice, oil and vinegar in medium bowl to blend. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Using spatula, smooth top.

    Step 2

    Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool.

    Step 3

    Using knife, cut around sides of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto platter. Turn cake right side up. Sift powdered sugar over top. Cut into wedges.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving:calories
258; total fat
6g; saturated fat
1g; cholesterol
0
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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