Lightened up Gingerbread Cake

LUv 2 BaKE's Note:

A delicious spicy, very moist almost sponge-like sweet cake. Very good as is, with ice cream, or iced.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄3; cup molasses
• 1 egg
• ½ cup hot water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, molasses, and egg.
3. In a glass measuring cup measure 1/2 cup hot water (or heat up cool water in the microwave until hot but not boiling).
4. Add the baking soda to the hot water, stir.
5. Add the soda and water mixture to the bowl of ingredients. Stir until mixed.
6. Pour batter into a lightly greased 9X9" baking dish.
7. Bake at 350F for 30 - 35 minutes.

Reviews

[Chef #1455160]

The recommended baking time was too long for my usually slow oven, so I will reduce the time when I make it again. The whole family liked it.

[bclooch]

Has a rubbery texture. The batter was so thin I baked it in a 8x8 pan to make it more cake-like, for 20 minutes. Taste was okay but not great.