Gingerbread Cake

Ingredients

• •1/2 cup butter, softened
• •1/2 cup brown sugar
• •1 cup molasses
• •1 large egg
• •2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• •1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• •1 teaspoon ground ginger
• •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• •1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• •1/4 teaspoon salt
• •3/4 cup hot water

Directions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
2. 2Cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in molasses and egg.
3. 3In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
4. 4Alternately add dry ingredients and hot water to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
5. 5Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. 6Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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