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Ginger Raisin Cake Bars

A simple but simply delicious little ginger snack cake with plump rasisins and a sweet vanilla glaze.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 as cookie bars.
Calories 173 kcal

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 3 tsp powdered ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp fresh finely grated ginger root
  • 2/3 cup raisins

For the vanilla glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp milk

Instructions

To prepare the cake

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 baking pan, or preferably, lightly grease and line with parchment paper.
  2. Cream together the butter, brown sugar and molasses.
  3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  4. Stir in 1/2 cup milk.
  5. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, grated nutmeg, powdered ginger and cinnamon.
  6. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
  7. When the flour is almost incorporated fold in the finely grated ginger root and raisins. Do not over mix the batter or your cake will be tough.
  8. Spread batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Watch it carefully, you don't want to over bake this cake.
  9. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting with vanilla frosting glaze.

For the vanilla glaze

  1. Beat all ingredients together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
  2. Spread on the cooled cake and garnish with fresh grated nutmeg or chopped toasted nuts if desired.