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Gingerbread
Our Gingerbread is a moist brown sugar and molasses cake that’s loaded with ginger, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. Top with a dollop of whipped cream for the perfect holiday dessert.
Ingredients
3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon table salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups unsulphured molasses
2 medium whole eggs
1 1/3 cup boiling water (must be boiling hot when called for in the recipe instructions)
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Ground cinnamon, for garnish (optional but highly recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. with rack in the upper third of the oven.
- Butter and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan (see post above for our pan recommendations)
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, nutmeg, and table salt. Set this aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter for 3-4 minutes until pale and creamy.
- Add the brown sugar and beat to combine.
- Add the vegetable oil and beat. Scrape the bowl and beat again.
- Add the molasses and beat to combine.
- Add the eggs one at a time, letting each egg mix in before adding the next. Scrape and beat again.
- With mixer running on low, slowly add in the dry flour mixture. Scrape and mix again.
- Remove the paddle and switch to a whisk attachment.
- Turn mixer to medium low and add in the boiling water in a slow steady pour. Scrape the thick batter from the bottom and beat again until completely smooth.
- Quickly scrape this mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool the pan on a cooling rack until completely cool.
- Cut into 12 pieces (3 row x 4 rows).
- In a small bowl, whip heavy cream and powdered sugar and dollop over each piece then sprinkle on ground cinnamon for garnish and serve.
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