Favorite Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

This cake is easy to make (mixing up in just 10 minutes) and will remind you of Grandma's gingerbread recipe. It's moist, soft, and lightly spiced.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 375 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake; it should come out clean. If it does, remove cake from the oven; if not, bake 15 to 30 more minutes, checking often for doneness.

Step 3

Allow gingerbread to cool in the pan before serving.

Step 4

Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.

Step 5

Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg, then mix in molasses until smooth.

Step 6

Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt into a large bowl.

Step 7

Gradually add dry ingredients to the molasses mixture, mixing after each addition until incorporated. Mix in water until smooth.

Step 8

Pour cake batter into the prepared pan.