Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread on December 13, 2021 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps prep:25 mins cook:1 hr additional:20 mins total:1 hr 45 mins Servings:9 Yield:1 9-inch square cake Ingredients: ½ cup white sugar ½ cup butter 1 egg 1 cup molasses 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup hot water Directions: 1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.2-In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.3-In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.4-Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.
