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Gingerbread
Warm, spiced gingerbread cake with deep molasses flavor and a tender crumb, ready in under an hour.
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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
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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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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