Gingerbread Cake W/ Sugared Winter Forest

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Nithya Ferrara

subheading: For the Cake:

2 cups all-purpose flour 260 grams

1 cup white whole wheat flour can sub all-purpose flour, 130 grams

¾ tsp salt

3 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp ground cloves

1 and ½ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp nutmeg

1 cup salted butter, softened at room temperature 226 grams

⅔ cup brown sugar, packed 160 grams

1 cup granulated sugar 210 grams

4 large eggs, at room temperature room temp

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup molasses not blackstrap!

1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature see note if you want to use regular milk

subheading: For the Frosting:

1 and ¼ cups salted butter, softened at room temperature (2 sticks + 4 tbsp, or 283 grams)

8 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature

8 ounces mascarpone cheese no need to soften!

6 cups powdered sugar, sifted

2 and ½ tbsp milk

1 tbsp vanilla extract

⅛ tsp salt

subheading: For the Sugared Cranberries + Rosemary Trees:

½ cup water

½ cup granulated sugar

1 cup granulated sugar, for rolling

7 sprigs fresh rosemary

½ cup fresh or frozen cranberries

subheading: For the Cranberry Jam filling:

1 cup cranberry jam I just used store bought! Mine was technically a jam, but the canned cranberry sauce should also work.

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