Guinness Ginger Cake

With recent success cooking with beer, I find myself obsessed with different types of dishes. The original recipe comes from Epicurious (Gramercy Tavern NYC) however I've modified to use candied ginger, which i usually have on hand

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup stout beer, such as Guinness
• 1  cup molasses
• 1⁄2 tablespoon baking soda
• 3  eggs, large
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  freshly grated nutmeg
• 1  tablespoon candied ginger, finely minced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Butter and 9 x 5 loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment and grease the parchment.
3. In a large saucepan, over high heat, combine the stout and molasses and bring to a boil.
4. Turn off the heat and slowly add the baking soda.
5. Allow to sit until the foam dissipates.
6. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the eggs and both sugars.
7. Whisk in the oil.
8. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, ground ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
9. Combine the stout mixture with the egg mixture, then whisk this liquid into the flour mixture, half at a time.
10. Add the candied ginger and stir to combine.
11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, or until the top springs back when gently pressed.
12. NOTE: Do not open the oven until the gingerbread is almost done, or the center may fall slightly.
13. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.