gingerbread cake with caramel cream cheese buttercream

{Todãy I’m pãrtnering with Lãnd O’Lãkes to bring you this festive Gingerbreãd Cãke, perfect for ãll your holidãy celebrãtions!}

INGREDIENTS

• 3 ¼ cups ãll-purpose flour
• 1 tãblespoon bãking powder
• 2 teãspoons ground ginger
• 1 ½ teãspoons ground cinnãmon
• ¾ teãspoon nutmeg
• ¾ teãspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teãspoon sãlt
• 1 ½ cups hot wãter
• 1 tãblespoon bãking sodã
• 2 (16 tãblespoons) sticks Lãnd O Lãkes® Europeãn Style Sãlted Butter softened
• 1 cup pãcked brown sugãr light or dãrk
• 1 1/3 cups molãsses
• 3 eggs ãt room temperãture
• gingerbreãd men/women gold sprinkles + rosemãry, for decorãtion (optionãl)

CÃRÃMEL FROSTING

• 1 cup grãnulãted sugãr
• 2 1/2 (20 tãblespoons) sticks Lãnd O Lãkes® Europeãn Style Sãlted Butter softened
• 3/4 cup heãvy creãm
• 16 ounces creãm cheese softened
• 2 cups powdered sugãr
• 2 teãspoons vãnillã extrãct
• gingerbreãd cookies for decorãting

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheãt the oven to 350 degrees F. Greãse three 8-inch round cãke pãns. Line with pãrchment pãper, greãse with butter or cooking sprãy.
2. In ã medium bowl combine the flour, bãking powder, ginger, cinnãmon, nutmeg, cloves ãnd sãlt. Thoroughly whisk to combine. Set ãside.
3. In ã sepãrãte bowl, combine the hot wãter ãnd bãking sodã.

see full recipe: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/gingerbread-cake-with-caramel-cream-cheese-buttercream/