GINGER CAKE

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Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup blackstrap molasses*
1 cup boiling-hot water
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Accompaniment: lightly sweetened whipped cream

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan.
  • Whisk together flour, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until blended.
  • Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Whisk together molasses and boiling water in another large (at least 2-quart) bowl, then whisk in baking soda (mixture will bubble up and expand).
  • Add flour and molasses mixtures alternately to butter mixture in 3 batches, mixing at medium speed until incorporated. Beat in eggs until smooth. (Batter will be thin.)
  • Pour batter into springform pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then remove side of pan and continue to cool cake on rack at least 30 minutes more. Serve warm.
  • *Available at natural foods shops.

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