GINGERBREAD CAKE

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Provided by Doris Lindsay

Categories     Cake     Mixer     Dairy     Ginger     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Thanksgiving     Spice     Fall     Christmas Eve     Party     Molasses     Gourmet     Massachusetts     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup mild molasses mixed with 1 cup hot water
Accompaniment: lightly sweetened whipped cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Sift together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.
  • Beat together shortening, sugar, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. In 3 batches, alternately beat in flour mixture and molasses mixture at low speed until smooth. Pour batter into a greased 9- by 2-inch square metal baking pan and smooth top.
  • Bake cake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack.

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