Gingerbread Cake
also called gingerbread · sticky gingerbread
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The table
| Grease a 9x9-in pan | |||
| Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) | |||
| 2 1/2 cups(315 g)all-purpose flour | whisk | fold | bake at 350°F for 45 min |
| 2 tsp(4 g)ground ginger | |||
| 1 tsp(3 g)ground cinnamon | |||
| 1/2 tsp(1 g)ground cloves | |||
| 1/2 tsp(3 g)table salt | |||
| 1 cup(240 mL; unsulphured)molasses | whisk | ||
| 1 cup(240 mL)boiling water | |||
| 1 1/2 tsp(9 g)baking soda | |||
| 1/2 cup(115 g; softened)unsalted butter | beat | ||
| 1/2 cup(100 g)light brown sugar | |||
| 1 largeegg | |||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
Before anything else
3whisk
4whisk
5beat
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 45 min4 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- none given
whisk
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beat
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whisk
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fold
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bake at 350°F for 45 min
45 minwalk away(we think)from the start
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need 9x9-in pan · oven
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Gingerbread Cake
>> category: Cakes & Loaves
>> tags: molasses, ginger, spice, oven
>> counters: Bakery, Diner
>> aka: gingerbread, sticky gingerbread
>> pairs-with: lemon-curd
>> servings: 9
>> time: 1 hr 15 min
Grease a #9x9-in pan{}.
Preheat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C).
Whisk @molasses{1%cup}(240 mL; unsulphured), @boiling water{1%cup}(240 mL), @baking soda{1 1/2%tsp}(9 g).
Beat @unsalted butter{1/2%cup}(115 g; softened), @light brown sugar{1/2%cup}(100 g), @egg{1%large}.
Whisk @all-purpose flour{2 1/2%cup}(315 g), @ground ginger{2%tsp}(4 g), @ground cinnamon{1%tsp}(3 g), @ground cloves{1/2%tsp}(1 g), @table salt{1/2%tsp}(3 g).
Fold @&(~1)spiced flour{}, @&(3)molasses mixture{} into @&(4)butter mixture{}.
Bake @&(~1)batter{} at 350°F for ~{45%min}.