Gingerbread Cake

Try your hand at this timeless classic, and you'll see why gingerbread has endured as a favorite recipe for centuries.

Prep: 15 min | Bake: 40 min | Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 cup boiling water
• Whipped cream (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Stir flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and cinnamon in medium bowl.
3. Beat butter, sugar and molasses in large bowl.
4. Mix in egg.
5. Add flour mixture alternately with water, stirring just until blended.
6. Pour into greased a 9 inch square baking pan.
7. Bake for 40 minutes.
8. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
9. Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely.
10. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: McCormick