These adorable mini gingerbread bundt cakes are a delicious way to celebrate the winter season!
Happy Holidays, everyone! How was your Christmas? How has your Hanukkah been so far? I hope that the holidays have been a wonderful experience for you all – no matter what you celebrate!
I had one of the best Christmases I’ve had in a while. It was filled with lots of great company and laughter and good food. My daughter got so many wonderful gifts she’s been wanting for a while and still was able to remember that the best part of Christmas is being with those you love.
How to Make Gingerbread Bundt Cake
It is pretty easy to make this gingerbread bundt cake. And I even have a little gif that shows a little bit of the process for you below the recipe card.
First, start with good ingredients and tools. I am a huge fan of Bob’s Red Mill for their flour. If you don’t have it available, just use the best that you have around. I also use a nice brandy – don’t worry, we don’t use a lot!
I also recommend using Nordicware bundt pans. The quality of their pans is unsurpassed. They will last generations to come. I used this particular bundt pan to make these mini houses.
Overall, the steps are fairly simple and you can relax making the mini gingerbread cakes on the weekend or even a relaxing weeknight.
- Hydrate your figs with the brandy
- Cream butter, sugar, and spices.
- Beat in eggs.
- Add flour, buttermilk, and brandy.
- Bake.
How to Decorate and Finish Your Gingerbread Bundt Cake
They are perfect with a dusting of powdered sugar. I love it because it looks like snow covering the little houses. You can also add a glaze to it. I recommend an eggnog glaze, vanilla glaze, or lemon glaze which all also has a snowy look. Brandy icing also goes well and ties in to the flavor of the cake.
You can even make a few options and allow everyone to finish their individual cake as they like.
What Does This Gingerbread Bundt Cake Taste Like?
Normally, I love a lot of ginger bite like with the triple ginger spice cookies and gingerbread scones, but these cakes are a bit more mellow with the ginger and it is complemented with a blend of orange, brandy, and other warm spices for a really tasty treat.
It is warm with plenty of spice and holiday cheer thanks to the brandy and orange. I also add cardamom, which is a personal favorite holiday spice, but you can opt to remove it if it’s not a favorite of yours.
The cake is moist and dense without being too heavy. The figs add a delightful pop of flavor that I absolutely love.
Originally, I wanted to do a chocolate stout gingerbread cake, but I prefer the lighter color of this cake which shows the details of the cake better and reminds me more of wooden houses. But the chocolate stout gingerbread cake was amazing. I will definitely share that with you soon.
Want to Bake Some More?
I’ve got you covered. You absolutely love to try my Gingerbread Cake topped with a little gingerbread scene. If you love chocolate and peppermint, these chocolate peppermint cupcakes are amazing. Everyone will love these homemade milano cookies and these giant double chocolate cookies (P.S. If you love giant food, giant cinnamon roll for the win!) If you would like to relax with a cozy drink, my homemade hot chocolate and apple cider hot toddy are so good.
A delicious wintery gingerbread bundt cake Store in an airtight container for up to a week.Gingerbread Bundt Cake
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10 Serving Size:
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Amount Per Serving: Calories: 231Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 144mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 2gSugar: 26gProtein: 5g
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Annette says
My favorite kind of cake is a Red Velvet Cake that my mom used to make. It’s not the traditional kind made with cocoa. Instead, it’s more like a spice cake and the icing is out of this work – made with milk that’s been heated then cooled, mixed with flour and a few other ingredients. I normally avoid the frosting, but this one isn’t too sweet and is so fluffy. A perfect combination.
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Favorite cake — well, probably my mom’s coffee cake. It’s THE BEST!
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My fav cake is pound cake
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Everything about this post, photography, cake stand, those gorgeous cakes, stop motion video.. I am in love.
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i loooove an apple cake!
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Daniela Cho says
My favorite cake is a grapefruit cake I recently made
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My favorite type of cake is French Vanilla.
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My favorite cake is my moms Mississippi Mud cake she makes every year for my birthday.
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My favorite kind of cake is German Chocolate.
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Juli Varvarezis says
My favorite cake is red velvet, but I like to play with different colors instead of them always being red.
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barbg says
My favorite all time is a good Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting. By good I means it actually has the pecans in it. 🙂 I also love German Chocolate Cake with coconut and pecan frosting.
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I’d have to say choc with pb frosting
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Favorite cake… chocolate of course 🙂
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My favorite cake is a white cake with lemon curd filling and a coconut frosting.
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Michelle Simoms says
I’m pretty much in love with the hummingbird cake. I have seen so many videos of the hummingbird cake and I’ve had tried a piece once and it’s the best cake I’ve ever tried. But I love gingerbread. Any kind of gingerbread house or cookies.. I am a fan of yours on Instagram and my name is @mewzme2
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My favorite kind of cake is Red Velvet
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kelli winter says
ahh cake, so hard to choose….chocolate mayonnaise cake is the first to pop into my mind
thalia says
omg!! these cakes are SO cute, love anything miniature so i adore that they are bite sized! Xx
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ohh and my favorite cake.. hmm I’d say black forest cake!
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Kimberly C says
This sounds so good, I love gingerbread!! My favorite cake is a spice cake with a simple frosting, vanilla or maybe cream cheese.
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Amy L says
My favorite cake is carrot with cream cheese frosting. I love your little gingerbread cakes – so cute!
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Will says
You mention molasses in the ingredients list, but not in the recipe at all. I made the mistake of following the recipe to the letter, only to realize after putting the cakes in the oven that I hadn’t used the molasses at all.
Based on the ingredients list order relative to the steps, it seems the molasses should be added around step 4 with the eggs. Please, if you could, update the recipe with the addition of the molasses where it belongs in the step progression.
Thank you!
Amanda Powell says
Thank you for the feedback, I am not sure how I missed that and I am sorry that you ended up with a molasses-free cake. I am fixing it right now. I hope the cake was still good sans molasses