Gingerbread Cake

also called gingerbread · sticky gingerbread

The table

Grease a 9x9-in pan
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C)
2 1/2 cups(315 g)all-purpose flourwhiskfoldbake 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)molasseswhisk
1 cup(240 mL)boiling water
1 1/2 tsp(9 g)baking soda
1/2 cup(115 g; softened)unsalted butterbeat
1/2 cup(100 g)light brown sugar
1 largeegg
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

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3whisk

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 45 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
none givenof the steps that give a time

4 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 1 hr 15 min.

  1. whisk

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  2. beat

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  3. whisk

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  4. fold

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  5. bake at 350°F for 45 min

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The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need 9x9-in pan · oven

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>> 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}.