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Gingerbread
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Gingerbread

Warm, spiced gingerbread cake with deep molasses flavor and a tender crumb, ready in under an hour.

★★★★☆ 4.9(172 reviews on Sugar Spun Run)
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Prep time20 min
Bake time40 min
Total time60 min
Makes9

Ingredients

1 ½ cup unsalted butter (preferably European-style butter, if you can find it)
2 ½ cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
3 1 cup unsulphured molasses
4 1 large egg
5 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
7 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
8 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
9 1 teaspoon ground ginger
10 ½ teaspoon ground cloves
11 ¾ teaspoon salt
12 1 cup boiling water
13 Whipped Cream (for topping, optional)
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