Food52
This is an easy cake to make, but it looks super impressive + packs serious flavor. The cake itself originally came from a recipe card written by my great-grandma - it's a super intense molasses cake with deep ginger notes. It's not too sweet - and is also great baked in loaf pans or as a big bundt cake finished with just powdered sugar or served with whipped cream. But to dress it up, I made it into a layer cake filled and finished with a thin layer of dulce de leche. The creamy sweetness of the caramel is the perfect with the darkness of the cake. Plus, it's easy to decorate because you can use pre-made dulce (or DIY - more power to ya!) and the dense cake rises perfectly flat so no leveling is required. I sometimes ginger brittle for another caramel + ginger burst. It looks fancy, too - but is only 3 ingredients and minimal effort! But the cake is great without it, and wonderfully unexpected!
