Make the holidays special with this delicious gingerbread bundt cake. The warm flavors of ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom make this the ultimate and festive Christmas recipe. We are sharing this delightful recipe in collaboration with Swedish photographer and author Linda Lomelino, creator of the food website Call me Cup Cake. Linda is known for her refined culinary recipes and photography. This gingerbread bundt cake is a festive addition to a cozy dinner. It’s a classic that brings to mind the cozy scent of freshly baked cookies in winter. The combination of butter, sugar, sour cream, and applesauce also makes the cake irresistibly light. Whether you keep the cake plain or finish it off with a layer of cinnamon-rum icing or powdered sugar, the result will surely impress. This bundt cake is not only a festive Scandinavian treat for Christmas but also perfect for all other colder winter days. The recipe is simple, making it easy for anyone to make.

"This is definitely my favourite soft gingerbread cake ever!"
Linda Lomelino

gingerbread bundt cake with cinnamon-rum icing

ingredients
200 g salted butter
360 g flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
4 eggs
360 g sugar
250 ml sour cream
150 ml applesauce

icing
180 g powdered sugar
2-3 tbsp milk
1 tbsp rum
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp orange zest

instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease a bundt pan with butter and dust with flour.
2. Melt the butter and set it aside to cool.
3. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
4. In another bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Stir in the melted butter.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients, sour cream, and applesauce to the egg mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir until smooth.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes on the lowest oven rack. Check with a cake tester. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready. If the cake gets too dark, cover it with foil.
7. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.

icing
In a medium bowl, combine all the icing ingredients and stir until smooth. Once the cake is cool, pour the icing over the cake. 

Enjoy this delicious treat, and we wish you a wonderful holiday season!

Recipe and photography by Linda Lomelino