Gingerbread Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

• 8 ounces light brown sugar (about 1 cup, packed; 225g)
• 3 ounces unsulfured molasses,
• (about 1/4 cup; 85g)
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon (2g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 large eggs, straight from the fridge (about 5 1/4 ounces; 150g)
• 8 ounces unsalted butter (2 sticks; 225g), melted and cooled to about 100u0b0F (38u0b0C)
• 5 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups, spooned; 155g)
• 2 1/2 ounces whole wheat flour, not stone-ground (about 1/2 cup, spooned; 70g); see note
• 8 ounces cultured lowfat buttermilk or kefir (about 1 cup; 225g)
• 1 batch
• or 1 batch
• (optional)

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350u0b0F (180u0b0C). Line a 9- by 13-inch anodized aluminum cake pan with parchment, then grease lightly with pan spray.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine brown sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cloves, five-spice powder, black pepper, and eggs. Mix on low until moistened, then increase to high and whip until foamy and thick, about 8 minutes.
3. Reduce speed to low and drizzle in melted butter, then add all-purpose and whole wheat flours, followed by buttermilk. Once combined, shut off mixer and fold batter once or twice from the bottom up with a flexible spatula, then scrape into prepared pan.
4. Bake until cake is puffed and firm (though crust will retain a light impression when pressed with a fingertip), about 32 minutes. Cool in pan until firm, then slice into squares with a knife. If desired, top with swirls of cream cheese frosting or whipped Greek yogurt.

brown sugar, unsulfured molasses, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, ground cloves, chinese fivespice, black pepper, eggs, butter, flour, whole wheat flour, buttermilk, batch, batch

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2017/11/old-fashioned-gingerbread-cake-recipe.html (may not work)