Gingerbread Cake
Servings 9 - 12
Equipment
- Hand mixer
- 8-inch Baking Pan
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup of sugar
- ¼ cup of unsalted butter softened
- ⅓ cup of molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1½ cups of flour
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp of salt
- ⅔ cup of milk
- 2 tsp powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a hand mixer, beat sugar and butter until well blended and creamy.
- Add the molasses and egg; beat well.
- Combine flour, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, and salt, mixing well.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- Pour batter into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray; Tap the pan once on the counter to remove air bubbles.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan on a wire cooling rack.
- Once the cake has completely cooled, sift powdered sugar on top, slice, and serve. Enjoy.