Spicy Island Gingerbread

Name: Spicy Island Gingerbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: about 20 squares
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 3/4 c dark molasses (in my version i reduced the molasses to 1/2 cup); 3/4 c dark brown sugar, packed; 1/2 c butter; 1/2 c ginger beer; 2 Tbsp ginger root, freshly grated; 2 Tbsp crystallized/candied ginger, broken up into little bits; 2 c flour (i subbed pastry flour); 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 eggs, whisked; 2 Tbsp dark rum

By C G
@Celestina9000

Warning: you really must love ginger to appreciate this bread recipe as it contains four forms of ginger: fresh, dried, crystallized and ginger beer (I tested with Reed's™ Ginger Brew)! C/O 'An Embarrassment of Mangoes'. Recipe intro from the book: "It's a dark, almost chocolatey-looking cake, very moist and not too sweet...really spicy, almost hot kick." You most certainly can reduce the amount of the various types of ginger in the recipe.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

about 20 squares

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

3/4 c

dark molasses (in my version i reduced the molasses to 1/2 cup)
3/4 c

dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 c

butter
1/2 c

ginger beer
2 Tbsp

ginger root, freshly grated
2 Tbsp

crystallized/candied ginger, broken up into little bits
2 c

flour (i subbed pastry flour)
1 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp

ground ginger
1/2 tsp

salt
2

eggs, whisked
2 Tbsp

dark rum
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How to Make Spicy Island Gingerbread

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 or 9-inch pan and cover the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
Combine the first six ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir over LOW heat until the butter melts, then set aside to cool.
In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and the spices.
Stir the eggs and dark rum into the cooled molasses mixture followed by the flour. Mix.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for approximately 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean.