Bake Mini Gingerbread Cakes

Im not sure Ive ever been so excited for a holiday break. My plan is to do nearly nothing! Except of course watch a lot of television in my pajamas, spend some quality with the family and I might, might attempt making tamales.

Living on the east side of Los Angeles has a lot of benefits, one of them being the abundance of really great Mexican supermarkets that have lots of masa dough all mixed and ready to go for tamale-making. Ill let you know how to it goes, if it goes well, expect a recipe from me next year!

One thing that will absolutely be accompanying tamales are these cute lil gingerbread cakes. I have a mini pound cake pan that is quite perfect around the holidays because it means you can make things even cuter. Of course, you dont need it to make this recipe. A bundt pan will work just great. The gingerbread cake is soft and ginger-y. It definitely has some spice but not too much where it actually hurts your sinuses. I say this is a friendly gingerbread cake with some rich flavor going on. And its made better by the glaze with a bit of orange zest.

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.