Old Fashioned Gingerbread
Old Fashioned Gingerbread is an actual gingerbread cake, a spicy and dark cake topped with simple whipped cream or even a cream cheese buttercream icing.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup water
Instructions
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Kick the tires and light the fires to 350 degrees.
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Cream your butter and sugar together. Then add in your egg and the molasses, whichever you chose to use.
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Whisk your dry ingredients together well in a separate bowl. Slowly blend them into the wet mixture, until just combined. The lowest setting on my mixer does such a great job.
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When done, take the cup of hot water and add into the mix, combining until it looks like cake batter now, more liquidy.
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Pour into a well greased and floured 9x9 pan, and tap it to get the bubbles out.
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Bake at 350 degrees until a knife inserted comes out clean, about 40-50 minutes believe it or not, it takes a long time to bake! But keep an eye on it because everyone's ovens are different. I used my Butter Cream Icing on it which was a perfect sweet foil to the dark molasses flavor.
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Slice and enjoy.