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Old-fashioned Gingerbread (Cake)
An old fashioned, homemade gingerbread recipe that will make your house smell like fall. This is a dark, spicy cake that is wonderful plain or topped with ice cream, whipped cream, or your favorite sauce.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Amercian Heritage
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
Calories
283
kcal
Author
Marye Audet-White
Equipment
rubber spatula
Stand mixer
Ingredients
2 ½
cups
All-purpose flour
1 ½
teaspoons
Baking soda
1 ½
teaspoons
Ground ginger
¾
teaspoon
Cinnamon
½
teaspoon
Cardamom
⅛
teaspoon
Ground chipotle
(more if you like it spicier)
½
teaspoon
Kosher salt
½
cup
Butter
½
cup
Sugar
1
Egg
1
cup
Grandma's Molasses
or other unsulphured type
½
cup
Coffee
extra strong, hot, and black
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish and set aside.
Sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, chipotle, and salt.
Set aside.
Cream
the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and
beat
well.
Beat
in the molasses.
Add the dry ingredients alternately with the hot coffee, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Spoon into the prepared baking dish.
Smooth the top and bake for 45 minutes or until done.
Notes
Storage:
Cover with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container and store at room temperature 2 or 3 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
Tips:
Try different types of cinnamon and see what you like best. I like Vietnamese cinnamon and roast cinnamon the best.
Use fresh spices. If you've had yours in the pantry for more than 6 months throw them out.
Make SURE the molasses is
unsulphured
or you will be sorry the first time you take a bite.
Be sure not to over-bake it because it does dry it out.
Check at 35 minutes then check it every 2 or 3 minutes after that.
Nutrition
Calories:
283
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
50
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
8
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.5
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.3
g
|
Cholesterol:
34
mg
|
Sodium:
311
mg
|
Potassium:
455
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
29
g
|
Vitamin A:
263
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.02
mg
|
Calcium:
68
mg
|
Iron:
3
mg