Ginger Spice Cake

This is an old-fashioned gingerbread-style cake.

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup hot water

  • 1 cup molasses

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

  • 1 tsp. ground ginger

  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

  • 1/2 tsp. salt

  • 2 tsp. baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda

Method

  1. Heat oven to 350o.

  2. Butter the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking dish.

  3. In a large bowl, mix together hot water, molasses, and brown sugar.

  4. Stir in ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and melted butter.

  5. Stir in eggs and mix well.

  6. In another bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

  7. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.

  8. Pour batter into prepared dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

  9. Let cool slightly before cutting into squares.

   Serves 10-12.

 

Excerpted from Pinch of Time: Meals in less than 30 minutes, ? 2000. Reprinted with permission from the publisher: Bristol Publishing Enterprises, P.O. Box 1737, San Leandro, CA, 94577, USA. http://bristolcookbooks.com

 
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About The Author

Sandra Rudloff is a freelance food writer and recipe developer who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of Bristol cookbooks Flexible Fare and Cooking With Your Kids. Her recipes have appeared in magazines such as Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, and Pillsbury Fast and Healthy, and have been featured on the Food Network's "Cooking Live" program.