Gingerbread Cake

I not only love the taste of this Gingerbread Cake, but the smell of it baking is amazing. I especially love this cake when it is chilly outside but if you live in a warm climate you still need to have this cake!

My husband and I  lived in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories in Canada for several years after we got married.  My friends mom, Mrs. Carter, gave me this recipe  & I am really glad she did! I learned a lot about cooking and baking from their whole family.

This Gingerbread Cake has a deep intense flavour. I like to serve it with a bit of whipped cream or a Caramel Sauce is also very nice with this. A simple sprinkle of icing sugar is perfect too!

I used a recipe for Caramel Sauce from The Spruce Eats. Made with milk instead of cream this was easy to make & went well with this cake. Here is a link to the recipe on their site

 Baked in a square pan so just the right size for a weeknight dessert. It can easily be made dairy-free by swapping out the butter for a vegan margarine. I like to use the one made by Becel.

Quick & very delicious, this cake should become on of your ‘go to’ cakes!

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Here is the recipe

Gingerbread Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup boiling water

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

1/2 cup molasses *** use a bit of cooking spray on the measuring cup you will use for the molasses, this helps the molasses to slid out easily!

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ginger

Method

Preheat oven to 350F

Grease an 8×8 square baking pan 

1. Cream the butter and brown sugar together
2. Dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water
3. Add the water/baking soda to the butter & brown sugar. Mix well. ***If using a mix-master have your speed on low so that the hot water does not splash up and then you can increase the speed as the water gets incorporated into the butter & brown sugar.
4. Next mix in the eggs, one at a time, combining well after each egg
5. Now add the molasses mixing well to combine throughly 
6. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger 
7. Gradually add the flour/spice mixture to the batter. Mix well
8. Put into the prepared baking dish
9. Bake for 35-40 minutes ***insert a cake tester/toothpick and see if it comes out dry to test for