gingerbread cake

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Prairie Grove, AR
Updated on Sep 6, 2016

This is a very old recipe. My Mom made this quite often for Sunday meals and my Grandma before her. We always had fresh cream because we had a dairy when we were growing up-it was so good!

Rate
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake
yield 9 or so

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup boiling water

How To Make gingerbread cake

  • Step 1
    Mix together the sugar, flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon in a bowl. Add molasses, softened butter and eggs, mix well. Add boiling water and continue mixing.
  • Step 2
    Bake in a 8" x 8" pan at 350 for 30 minutes or a loaf pan for 45 minutes. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream on top.

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