Old Fashioned Gingerbread
A moist and delicious old fashioned gingerbread cake recipe. This gingerbread cake can be served plain, with whipped cream and caramel sauce.
Servings 12 pieces
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4-1 cup molasses
- ¼ cup boiling water
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup boiling water
Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Grease and flour a 9 by 13 inch pan. Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the vanilla.
- Mix the molasses with the 1/4 cup boiling water then dissolve the soda into the mixture. Stir then add to the butter mixture.
- Place the flour, baking powder, salt and spice in a medium size bowl. Mix to distribute the baking powder and spices. Add to the butter and molasses mixture.
- Add 1 cup boiling water, mix until blended. Pour into cake pan.
Caramel Sauce
- In a small pot add the brown sugar, flour and salt. Mix and add the water.
- Cook over medium heat until thick about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Add the butter and vanilla. Stir and serve with the gingerbread cake.
