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When the perfume of gingerbread floats through the air, and you catch a first glimpse of gingerbread men and houses, you know that holiday season is here for real. Gingerbread, in some form, has been a European holiday staple since medieval days, when using prized spices meant that it was a very special time of year.

When you talk flavor-packed treats, gingerbread still rules — and once you add the power of cocoa and the bravura of a red cake with cream cheese frosting, you have holiday gold.

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