Bruce Cost Ginger Ale is, in one word, amazing! It is made with real fresh ginger and pure cane sugar, and this, my friends, is the complete real deal. As they say in their ads, you don’t have to imagine the ginger. Now as you know, real ginger is spicy wonderfulness – I LOVE it!!! But if you’re not familiar with the real thing, you might think this a bit strong. You can drink it straight and iced or mix a cocktail, as the brochure indicates, that we included in the MARY’s secret ingredients summer box. Or you can use one cup of it as an ingredient to make this Bruce Cost Ginger Ale Spice Cake recipe. Use the rest for your cocktail and you’ll really enjoy making this cake!
I made this for a big family Sunday night dinner that was so much fun. You know, the loud noisy wonderful family parties where everyone is talking at once? My oldest niece, Lisa, was in town from St. Louis visiting with her husband and two kids, as well as our oldest son with his girlfriend and his former roommate Bert, all joined us a couple of weeks ago when I made this cake. I also used my mother’s bundt pan (doesn’t everyone think of that scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding when they hear those words?), for the very first time! My mother passed away in 1995 and I’ve had it since 1998 and never used it until now. I could feel her. It was a nice connection to have while making this from scratch, super delicious cake for a Sunday family dinner party.
I served it with a dab of good vanilla ice cream and a fresh strawberry garnish. Two guests took some home and told me later they ate it all for breakfast! It was very, very good!!!
BRUCE COST GINGER ALE SPICE CAKE – serves 12
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 scant cup of white sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tbs. vanilla extract
1 cup Bruce Cost Ginger Ale
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbs. rum
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tbs. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
3 cups of all purpose flour
Sifted confectioner’s sugar for dusting on the top
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a (9×13 inch) pan or a (10 inch) tube or Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Blend in eggs, vanilla extract and rum. Add Bruce Cost Ginger Ale.
In another large bowl toss together the dry ingredients. Add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
Spoon into prepared pan. Bake until the cake springs back when lightly pressed (45 minutes for sheet pan and 55 – 60 minutes for the tube or Bundt pan).
Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan. Cool thoroughly on a rack. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serve with LOVE! Enjoy!
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Thats a beautiful cake, I love ginger and would totally love the cake. I also think it’s wonderful that you used your Moms bundt pan the cake came out beautifully. Perfect dessert for what sounds like a great family party.
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Thanks Suzanne – it was such a great family party – and I felt my mom was there too!
I have not heard of this ginger ale – not sure it is available here. I will have to check it out. The cake looks fabulous.
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Thanks Jovina. The ginger ale is so gingery and delicious – definitely try to find it! Here’s where they are in Alabama – Cost Plus World Market: Birmingham, Hoover, Montgomery, Opelika, Spanish Fort – any place near?
What a gorgeous cake, I bet the spicy flavour and soft crumb are perfect together 😀
Cheers
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It was pretty darn delicious, thank you!
I’ve always fancied using a kugelhopf mould. The cake looks fab. The ginger ale sounds to be sensational…the name makes me laugh and reminds of Enid Blyton’s “Five get into Trouble ” …..and lashings of ginger beer:)
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What a wonderful cake! I like ginger ale that tastes like ginger too but in a cake? cool!
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Maureen – it worked!! And it was fabulous – I surprised myself!
A very beautiful bundt cake, Mary.. I have never made a cake using ginger ale. Have to give it a try too!
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It was very delicious Angie – give it a try!
Wow, Mary Frances. That looks AMAZING. Delicious.
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My husband’s favorite cake in the world is the spice cake and here I think I found another recipe to surprise him. What a gorgeous cake you baked! Lovely!
May I steal a slice? I will top it with a vanilla ice cream and I (and my husband, hopefully) will be in heaven! I gotta look for Bruce Coast Ginger Ale to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing, Mary!
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Thanks Holly!!! Please let me know how you and your husband like it!!
Oh Mary, this sounds fabulous! I made a Swedish Spice Cake the other day, but the addition of ginger ale would have improved on it even more! I’ll be trying this one for sure. Cheers, Margot
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Oh Margot, that sounds good. The Swedes know sweets! But do try this and let me know how you like it!
I can’t get that brand here in Ontario, Canada but the Grace Famous Island Soda brand has a kick to it and I use it to make a “Dark and Stormy” cocktail.
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Next time I make a bundt cake, I’ll have to try this spice cake recipe. In my mom’s bundt cake pan. 🙂 That’s the one on the left in this post.
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I think this pan was very popular in the late 60’s. My mom HAD to have one! Yours too?
Love ginger ale, what a original recipe!
Thanks Margherita!!