Light Gingerbread Cake

Submitted by Stacey Sweet

"This is a lighter version of a gingerbread cake. Instead of 1 1/2- 2 Cups flour, this recipe only requires 1/2 Cup."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 9

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup molasses
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 2 eggs

directions

1. In a medium bowl cream together the butter, molasses, brown sugar and cinnamon until light.
2. Dissolve the baking soda in 1 Cup of boiling water. Add to creamed butter mixture.
3. Add flour and eggs.
4. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9" round baking pan and bake at 325F for 30-35 minutes.

Reviews

[LARavenscroft]

Made for Zaar Cookbooks Tag. This did not turn out for me at all. There is way too much liquid for the amount of flour in this recipe. I ended up with a gooey mess.