What You’ll Need
For the Gingerbread:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup plain yogurt and 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
- 3/4 molasses
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg, beaten
For the Pumpkin Pudding:
- 1 (15-ounce) can plain pumpkin puree
- 1 1/2 cup cold milk
- 1 (3.5-ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Whipped Cream:
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons packed powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to Make It
For the Gingerbread:
- Grease a 9″ square pan. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and allspice.
- Add the buttermilk, melted butter, molasses, water and egg. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with clean or with a couple of crumbs and the cake is starting to pull away from the edges of the pan.
- Let cool completely. Slice the cake into small squares except for one 2″ row. Reserve this cake for another use.
For the Pumpkin Pudding:
- Combine the pumpkin puree, milk, vanilla pudding mix, maple syrup and cinnamon in a large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer for 2 minutes until well combined and thickened.
- Chill until ready to use.
For the Whipped Cream:
- In a medium bowl, add the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Chill until ready to use.
To Assemble:
- Fill the bottom of a trifle dish or the bottom of each glass using half of the gingerbread squares, pressing down lightly to keep all of the pudding from running to the bottom.
- Spoon half of the pudding on top. Add the rest of the gingerbread squares on top, then repeat with the remaining pudding.
- Top with the whipped cream. Cover and chill for at least an hour before serving, or make up to a day in advance.
Source : www.thespruce.com
