Joy The Baker Orange Gingerbread With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 14% of calories per serving, at 48g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

How keto-friendly is Joy The Baker Orange Gingerbread With Cream Cheese Frosting? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Orange implies that Net Carbs are much higher than standard keto diet guidelines and risks kicking you out of ketosis.
  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Joy The Baker Orange Gingerbread With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 14% of calories per serving, at 48g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This meal may require cooking oil. Not all cooking oils are healthy. Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil are the best cooking oils to use in recipes, whereas plant-based oils are the worst for your health. Virgin coconut oil and butter fall in the middle. Learn more about the healthiest and unhealthiest cooking oils.

Joy The Baker Orange Gingerbread With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 20 servings   ( 91 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 353
Total Fat: 17g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g
Monounsaturated Fat: 9g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 31mg
Sodium: 210mg
Total Carbohydrates: 49g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 38g
Protein: 2g
Calcium: 35mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 219mg Vitamin A: 47mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup unsulphered molasses (not blackstrap)
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese frosting, softened
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick, 4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • big pinch of salt
  • 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (plus half of a scraped vanilla bean if you’d like)
  • pomegranate seeds for garnish

Instructions

Visit Joy The Baker's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)