Description
This is one of the best recipes i have!! I can't wait to make it for christmas! It is such a cozy, special cake!
Ingredients
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Ground Ginger
- Ground Cinnamon
- Salt
- Ground Allspice
- Ground Nutmeg
- Butter
- Sugar
- Egg
- Molasses
- Water
- Brown Sugar
- Hot Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, allspice and nutmeg in medium bowl
- Set mixture aside
- Beat 1 / 2 cup butter and sugar on medium speed in large mixing bowl until creamy
- Add egg
- Continue beating until well mixed
- Reduce the speed to low, continue beating, alternately adding flour mixture with molasses and 1 cup water
- Beating after each addition only until blended
- Pour the batter into 13×9-inch baking pan
- Sprinkle with 3 / 4 cup brown sugar
- Combine 1 1 / 2 cups hot water and 1 / 3 cup melted butter in medium bowl
- Carefully, pour over top of batter
- Bake 40-55 minutes or until gingerbread is cracked on top and toothpick in center comes out clean
- Serve warm, with ice cream if desired