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Marbled Gingerbread Pound Cake

5 from 2 votes
Moist, buttery brown sugar pound cake swirled with gingerbread spiced cake.
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Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Servings10 slices
Calories474 kcal

Ingredients 

Brown Sugar Pound Cake

  • 226 g unsalted butter room temperature (1 c.)
  • 210 g dark brown sugar (1 c.)
  • 4 eggs room temperature
  • 120 g sour cream room temperature (½ c.)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 240 g all purpose flour (2 c.)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. salt

Gingerbread Swirl

  • 50 g molasses (3 tbsp.)
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp. ground ginger
  • ½ tsp. ground nutmeg

Orange Icing

  • 180 g powdered sugar (1 ½ c.)
  • 3 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions 

Brown Sugar Pound Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F / 175°C. Butter and line an 8×4" loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (Alternatively, you can use a hand mixer and a large mixing bowl.) Beat the butter and sugar on medium speed for 4 minutes.
  • With the mixer still running, beat in the eggs one at a time, beating for 30 seconds before adding in the next egg.
  • Beat in the sour cream and vanilla until well combined.
  • Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low speed just until the flour is completely incorporated.

Gingerbread Swirl

  • Remove about 1 ½ c. of batter and pour it into a small bowl.
  • Add in the molasses, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Gently fold the ingredients into the batter until well combined.
  • Layer the pound cake into the prepared loaf pan. Pour ⅓ of the vanilla pound cake batter into the pan, then top it with ½ of the gingerbread batter.
  • Add in half of the remaining vanilla batter, followed by the rest of the cinnamon batter then the rest of the vanilla batter. Use a knife to gently swirl the batters together in the pan.
  • Bake the cake for 50-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean or with only a few moist crumbs.

Orange Icing

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and orange juice. Add in more orange juice if desired for a thinner icing.
  • Once the cake has come to room temperature, pour the icing over it. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 474kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 5gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 188mgPotassium: 197mgFiber: 1gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 747IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 2mg