Gingerbread Layer Cake

Name: Gingerbread Layer Cake
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: ½ recipe Soft Gingerbread Cookies ((make these the day before!)); 2¼ cups flour; 2¼ tsp baking powder; 1½ tsp ground ginger; 1½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¾ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp salt; ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature ((1½ sticks)); ¾ cup sugar; ½ cup brown sugar; 3 eggs, at room temperature; ¾ cup unsulphured molasses ((NOT blackstrap)); 1½ tsp vanilla extract; ¾ cup buttermilk, at room temperature ((see note)); 1½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature; 16 oz cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste ((see note)); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 8 oz mascarpone cheese ((take out of the fridge ~30 minutes before you need it))

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This Gingerbread Layer Cake has sweet, spiced gingerbread cake with a just-sweet-enough cinnamon mascarpone frosting, covered with soft gingerbread cookie tiles!

Updated at: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:37:58 GMT