Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
Ingredients
- unsalted butter (0.5 cup)
- white sugar (0.5 cup)
- egg (1 large)
- molasses (1 cup)
- all-purpose flour (2.5 cups)
- baking soda (1.5 teaspoons)
- ground cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
- ground ginger (1 teaspoon)
- ground cloves (0.5 teaspoon)
- salt (0.5 teaspoon)
- hot water (1 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg, then mix in molasses until smooth.
- Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt into a large bowl.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the molasses mixture, mixing after each addition until incorporated. Mix in water until smooth.
- Pour cake batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake; it should come out clean. If it does, remove cake from the oven; if not, bake 15 to 30 more minutes, checking often for doneness.
- Allow gingerbread to cool in the pan before serving.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 375
- fat: 11 g
- sats: 7 g
- carbs: 65 g
- fibre: 1 g
- protein: 4 g
- salt: 0.435 g