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Tender spiced Gingerbread Cake topped with a brown sugar pecan streusel and maple icing. The perfect coffee cake for breakfast or dessert. Holiday flavors in every bite!
Is it just me or does it feel like a Maple Gingerbread Cake type of day?
This cake practically begs to be eaten next to a crackling fire with your hands wrapped around a mug of hot coffee. Holiday comfort food in its finest form.
Coffee cakes are the perfect holiday treat because they are so versatile. They can be served for breakfast or brunch, they make a great dessert, and you can set them on your kitchen counter for nibbling all throughout the day. Morning, noon, or night this maple Gingerbread Coffee Cake will be calling your name.
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This is a moist and tender gingerbread cake filled with molasses, brown sugar, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The crown jewel of this cake is a buttery brown sugar pecan crumble (swoon), and a generous drizzle of maple icing.
You don’t technically need a special occasion to whip up this recipe, but, this cake would be a fantastic addition to a holiday “Coffee and Dessert Party”.
Imagine this: a table filled with holiday desserts, a pot of Starbucks® Holiday Blend Coffee brewing, and all your favorite people gathered together. You can talk, nibble Maple Gingerbread Cake, and sip on the best coffee ever. Doesn’t it sound glorious?
This is a super simple way to entertain without needing to make a huge meal. Ask your guests to contribute a dessert, and all you have to do is whip up this cake and put on a pot of Starbucks® Holiday Blend Ground Coffee. Just promise you’ll invite me over, OK?
During the season of togetherness, find some time to enjoy the important things, like cake and coffee family and friends. 😉
Tips:
- Brew and chill a pot of coffee in advance and offer iced coffee along with hot coffee.
- Make your own flavored coffee syrups, and let your guests create their perfect cup.
Vanilla Coffee Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean
Cinnamon Coffee Syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar or brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Simmer all ingredients until the sugar is dissolved. Chill.
Maple Gingerbread Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup unsulphured molasses
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ⅔ cup hot water
Topping:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅓ cup finely chopped pecans
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Glaze:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- ⅛ teaspoon maple extract, optional
- Milk, half and half or cream
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9x9 square baking pan.
- Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until well combined, about one minute. Add egg, molasses and syrup beat until combined (the mixture might look curdled, that’s OK).
- Add the dry ingredients and beat until combined. Slowly add the hot water and beat until smooth. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan.
Topping:
- Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, ginger, and pecans. Add melted butter and stir until combined. Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter.
- Bake cake for 30-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean. A glass pan will likely cook faster than a metal pan.
- Once you remove the cake from the oven, prepare the glaze. Combine the powdered sugar, maple syrup and extract (if using). Stir with a fork or whisk until combined. Stir in a little milk or cream, until you reach drizzling consistency. Drizzle the glaze over the warm cake.
Nutrition
MORE GINGERBREAD RECIPES:
Gingerbread Cookie Bars with White Chocolate Chips
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Marissa says
These flavors sound like they’d be absolutely delicious together! I need to make this during the holidays.
Amy Desrosiers says
This recipe looks so amazing! I totally could go for a slice now! #client
Ashley Weasley says
Agree! This is perfect with a cup of tea! Love it! I’ll make sure to try to make this.
Cait Weingartner says
This cake looks amazing. Just the perfect breakfast treat for Christmas morning. I can’t wait to try this!
Joan Cajic says
Who doesn’t love gingerbread? This looks so yummy.
Kerri says
Could this recipe be doubled for a 9×13 pan? I’d like to make it for a large group.
Celebrating Sweets says
I would guess that it should work just fine. Your cake will be thicker than mine, and you’ll need to adjust the bake time. Enjoy!
Molly Moon says
This sounds so decadent and delicious! I am a coffee lover, and any treat that goes good with my coffee…I’m in!
Molly // Miss Molly Moon
Jesse says
I love your recipe thank you for sharing! If I might added a side note for the topping maybe make a space for crumble and glaze because reading a recipe and listening to 5 children talk about their day and homework, I accidentally added the powered sugar and extract to the crumble *palm to the face* and only noticed after it was in the oven! Aye but thank you so much for the wonderful recipe. Have a blessed day and early merry Christmas!
Celebrating Sweets says
Oh no! I hope the topping still came out ok. Thanks for sharing your experience, I will make some changes to the recipe to make that more clear. Ha! Happy holidays!
Allie says
Just made this for Christmas morning breakfast with GF flour and dark chocolate and it turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!
Celebrating Sweets says
I love the idea of adding chocolate- yum! Thanks for the comment. Happy holidays! -Allison
Wes says
It seems to me it takes longer than 40 minutes to bake. Has anyone else experienced that?
Celebrating Sweets says
Ovens can vary a bit, so yours might bake on the slower side. Also, the time listed is for baking in a 9×9 pan. If you used an 8×8 it will be significantly thicker and take longer to bake.