eggless gingerbread cake recipe – a moist soft spiced cake with the aroma & taste of ginger that you can make for christmas.
from a long time i wanted to make an eggless version of gingebread cake. i just developed my own recipe and the cake was a hit at home. for an eggless version, this cake is damn good. you won’t even know that eggs have not been used. you can also check this eggless christmas fruit cake and eggless gingerbread cookies recipe.
this is a healthy gingerbread cake as the whole recipe has been made in whole wheat flour/atta making it rich in fibre and nutrients. apart from whole wheat flour, i have used jaggery syrup instead of molasses. traditionally molasses are used in gingerbread. since in india molasses are not easily available, jaggery is a good & healthy substitute.
i have also used candied dried ginger. if you don’t have candied dried ginger, then no need to add it. you can even add some golden raisins in the cake. all in all one healthy gingerbread cake where you won’t feel guilty having it or serving to your family.
if you are looking for more eggless cakes then do check vanilla cake, banana cake, chocolate cake, black forest cake and banana bread recipe.
eggless gingerbread cake recipe below:
gingerbread cake recipe
INGREDIENTS FOR gingerbread cake recipe
main ingredients:
- 1.5 cups organic whole wheat flour (atta)
- 2 teaspoon ginger paste or grated ginger (adrak)
- 2 tablespoon candied ginger or golden raisins (kishmish) - optional
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder (dalchini powder)
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder (jaiphal powder)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup yogurt (curd or dahi - dairy or vegan) + ¼ cup water
- ½ cup oil
for the jaggery syrup:
- ¾ cup powdered or grated organic jaggery
- ½ cup water
HOW TO MAKE gingerbread cake recipe
- mix the whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg powder well in a bowl. you can also sieve the above ingredients.
- add the ginger paste and candied ginger and mix again.
- in a separate bowl, whisk the 1/4 cup yogurt with 1/4 cup water till smooth. then add the oil to it and mix well. keep aside.
- heat the 1/2 cup water till its just hot (no need to boil) in a microwave or on stove top.
- add jaggery to the hot water and stir well.
- pour the yogurt+oil mixture to the flour.
- then add the jaggery solution.
- fold the ingredients well and make a smooth batter.
- pour into a greased baking round pan or loaf pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 35-40 mins. it took me 41 minutes to bake the cake.
- if the top gets browned quickly while baking, cover with butter paper or aluminium foil and then continue to baking.
- once warm, remove the gingerbread cake from the pan and keep it on the tray to cool.
- dust some icing sugar on the cake if you prefer.
- slice the eggless gingerbread and serve plain or with some whipped cream.
Tired ur cake it was amazing and v easy to make thank you! Just have one question how long will the cake stay without refrigeration?
pleased to know this jayashree 🙂 if your country is chilled at this time they should last for a day or 2 without refrigeration but I bet they would get over soon 😉
OK thank u and yes it got over as soon as it came out from oven 🙂
welcome jayashree.
Hello mam
I have never tasted a gingerbread cake /cookie . neither do I get it here . can you tell me how it tastes?
Can I bake cake /cookies in a gas tandoor oven ?
the gingerbread cake has a lovely aroma of ginger and is a soft textured cake. the cookie is soft textured. they are not like the indian version of ginger biscuits. there is another baked goodie called as ginger snaps which are crisp and thin. yes you can bake in a gas tandoor oven. time will vary.
I dont’t have an oven and will be trying it out in the cooker, what should be the duration ?
should take 30 to 35 minutes.
wow healthy and so easy to make with available ingredients. i am definitely going to try it out 🙂
thanks.
hare krishna, dassana,
just thought you should see this blogspot; cookingwithamandaz.blogspot.com/…/eggless-gingerbread-cake, as it is exactly the same as yours, even your pictures are used!!!!!
thanks for letting me know. i will check and report to google. thanks again.
hare krishna
Hi amit
Wanted to confirm if oil can b substituted with butter n d amount to be used and also would it b necessary to add yogurt ?
Thanx a ton for the lovely recipes.
welcome j. replace oil with same quantity. yogurt is essential.
hi dassana,
in the recipe of ginger bread cake you have mentioned 1/2 cup oil
what if i add butter? will the taste change?
shweta, yes you can use butter. taste will change but it will be good.
Dassana my family is very fussy abt taste. I baked this cake exactly according to the proportion given…. Result….. SUPERB….. AMAZING….. Thank you very much. Just one question, is it true cake baked in microwave convection is less moist than OTG???
thanks niki for sharing positive feedback on cake. i don’t think so, because i have baked in both.
The cake was good. But it did not taste or smell much like ginger. I did not add the crystallized ginger. Did that make the difference? But I’ve tried your banana cake and bread and apple cake. They’ve all come out awesome. Good recipes. Keep up the good work.
thanks preethu. possibly because of the crystallized ginger. the quality of ginger is also important. because some ginger have very strong aroma and some don’t.
Hi Dasanna, I would like to try this wonderful cake. Could you kindly let me know which oil you used? I basically use coconut oil for cooking.
Thank you.
Anitha
welcome anitha. for this recipe i used sun flower oil. you can use coconut oil also for bakes. but the cake will have the aroma of coconut oil.
Can you provide the measurement in grams to make your recipe more precise? You said that your 1 cup measurement is about 250 ml? So that means 1.5 cups should be 375 ml. I measured out 375 ml of flour but it is waaaay more than 1.5 cups so I’m worried about the proportions. 1.5 cups should be about 187 grams but 375 ml is looking more like 3 cups. And I am getting really confused about how much flour to actually use. My 1.5 cups is measuring 192 ml or 193 grams.
1 cup is 250 ml. but when you measure flour its in grams and not ml. depending on the density of the solid ingredient, 1 cup will be different for different ingredients. 1 cup of whole wheat flour is 120 grams (here the 1 cup is as 250 ml cup). so 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour is 180 grams. ml is the metric used for measuring liquids and not solids.
can this be made in microwave oven without convection?
parvathi. no it can not be made in microwave.
please post pictures step wise of the recipe
parvathi, i will try to add once i make the cake again.
Hello,
Hope you are well. Can I add orange zest and a cup of orange juice to this recipe as I want to make an orange and ginger cake for my grandma’s 80th birthday?
Thank you.
Best wishes,
S
orange zest is fine. but with orange juice it will be experimentation. not sure how the cake will turn out.