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Guinness Gingerbread Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Guinness Gingerbread Cake

10 ingredients 2 hr 30 min 10 to 12 servings openrecipes
Guinness Gingerbread Cake

This gingerbread cake recipe is made with Guinness, served with vanilla-infused pears and a whipped crème fraîche topping.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

395
Calories
2g
Protein
19g
Fat
56g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 ripe but firm pears , peeled, quartered, and cored
  • Peel from 1 orange , removed in strips with a vegetable peeler (avoid the bitter white pith)
  • 1⁄2 vanilla bean
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup crème fraîche
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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