Gingerbread Cake

Name: Gingerbread Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter; 1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar; 1 cup Molasses; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour; 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger; 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves; 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1 cup Hot Water

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 cup Molasses
1 egg
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup Hot Water

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Grease a cake pan with cooking spray. Place a piece of parchment into pan. Make sure it reaches up all of the sides. Grease the paper.
3

Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
4

Beat in molasses and egg.
5

In another bowl, sift together flour, spices and salt (not the baking soda) and then add mixture gradually to butter and sugar mixture.
6

Dissolve baking soda in the hot water, and gradually add to batter. Mixture will be thin.
7

Pour batter into pan and bake for 40-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake is light and springy.
8

Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.