Article: Fall freshness takes the cake

JOY OF BAKING / WITH PUMPKIN

Gingerbread is unquestionably New England's favorite cake. When a spice-fragrant gingerbread merges with a pumpkin-flavored pound cake, something wonderful occurs. In this case, the deep ginger- infused confection melds with the popular fall vegetable to produce rich, mellow slices of cake.

To make it, beat unsalted butter with light brown sugar and a little molasses, then add ground and crystallized ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and toasted pecans for crunch and texture.

The bold chunks of crystallized ginger animate the crumb of the cake in a way that the ground spice cannot. With its complex set of flavors, a finish of confectioners' sugar seasoned with ...

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