Gingerbread Snacking Cake

Name: Gingerbread Snacking Cake
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (1 stick, 4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, plus more for pan; 1 cup water; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 2/3 cup packed dark-brown sugar; 1 cup unsulfured molasses; 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (optional); 2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting finished cake; Lightly sweetened whipped cream, essential for serving

Gingerbread Snacking Cake was pinched from <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/12/gingerbread-snacking-cake/" target="_blank">smittenkitchen.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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8 tablespoons (1 stick, 4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, plus more for pan

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1 cup water

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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

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2/3 cup packed dark-brown sugar

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1 cup unsulfured molasses

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1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (optional)

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2 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten

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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan

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2 teaspoons ground ginger

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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

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1/2 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting finished cake

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Lightly sweetened whipped cream, essential for serving

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