Christmas Gingerbread Cake
This old fashioned, traditional, classic Christmas gingerbread cake is soft, moist, loaded with molasses and spices.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup unsulphered molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 0.5 teaspoon cloves powder
- 1 cup boiling hot water
- 1 cup cream cheese frosting
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add molasses and egg and mix until smooth.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
- Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Add boiling hot water very carefully and mix until smooth.
- Pour batter in a greased and floured 9x9 square pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Allow it to cool down. Then, cut square slices. Top off each piece with a swirl of cream cheese frosting and enjoy!
Notes
Ensure the water is boiling hot when adding to the batter to properly activate the baking soda and spices.