Name: Gingerbread Christmas Pudding with Orange Hard Sauce
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 tablespoons brandy; 1 teaspoon grated orange peel; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 11/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 3/4 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup orange marmalade; 1/4 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses; 1 teaspoon grated orange peel

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Gingerbread Christmas Pudding with Orange Hard Sauce

English Christmas "pudding" is really a dense, moist spiced cake. This gingerbread version is flavored with orange marmalade and topped with a traditional hard sauce — butter and sugar mixed with brandy.

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