Gingerbread Christmas Pudding with Orange Hard Sauce

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1¼ cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• + 11 more ingredients
• • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¼ cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 2 tablespoons brandy
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup orange marmalade
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Combine all ingredients in small bowl; stir to blend well. (Can be made 4 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.) Coat inside and center tube of 6- to 8-cup pudding mold or Bundt cake pan with nonstick spray, then generously with butter. Sift flour and next 6...

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