Easy Gingerbread Cake with Vanilla Bean Icing

Name: Easy Gingerbread Cake with Vanilla Bean Icing
Ingredients: For the cake:; 8 tablespoons butter (4 ounces 113g cut into 1/2-inch chunks); 1 ⅓ cup water; 1 ⅓ cup dark brown sugar (260g); 1 ⅓ cup molasses (maple syrup or golden syrup); 3 cups all-purpose flour (375g); 2 teaspoons baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; 2 large eggs; For the icing:; 1 stick cold butter (4 ounces 113g); 2 ounces cream cheese or Neufchâtel cheese (55g); 5-6 tablespoons half & half or whole milk; seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean*; 5 cups powdered sugar (625g)

"Easy Gingerbread Cake with Vanilla Bean Icing - this might just be the easiest, moistest, most delicious cake you've ever made! Only one bowl!..."

INGREDIENTS

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For the cake:

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8 tablespoons butter (4 ounces 113g cut into 1/2-inch chunks)

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1 ⅓ cup water

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1 ⅓ cup dark brown sugar (260g)

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1 ⅓ cup molasses (maple syrup or golden syrup)

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3 cups all-purpose flour (375g)

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2 teaspoons baking soda

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½ teaspoon salt

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1 tablespoon ground ginger

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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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½ teaspoon ground cloves

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2 large eggs

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For the icing:

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1 stick cold butter (4 ounces 113g)

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2 ounces cream cheese or Neufchâtel cheese (55g)

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5-6 tablespoons half & half or whole milk

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seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean*

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5 cups powdered sugar (625g)

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