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Bake a Batch of Gingerbread

This sweet treat was born in the middle ages as a gift from fair ladies to shining knights. Sample a few of our favorite gingerbread cookies, cakes, cobblers, and crisps. (Shining knight not included.)

Gingerbread Cake With Stout Buttercream

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Gingerbread Cake With Stout Buttercream

Spice up this Irish-inspired dessert with the strong, yet subtle, flavor of stout beer, a tasty complement to the gingerbread mix. The recipe calls for about two bottles of beer, with most of it going into the cake and the rest reserved for the icing.

Recipe: Gingerbread Cake With Stout Buttercream

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