Traditional Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Make this easy beautiful spice cake dusted in powdered sugar. A Traditional Gingerbread Cake Recipe is perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar light is fine too
- 1 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1 large egg
- Powdered Sugar for Dusting optional
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup applesauce optional but adds a sticky, flavorful, moistness to the cake
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350° F. Use a 9x9 baking pan. I used a round, but you could use a square too. Butter the pan and dust it in flour. Set aside.
- Combine the butter and sugar using a Kitchen-Aid or other mixer. Beat until fluffy.
- Add the molasses and stir again until blended.
- Next add the egg and vanilla extract and mix again.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
- In small batches, add your dry ingredients to your sugar and butter mixture. Mix the ingredients in thoroughly, but be careful to not overblend.
- Slowly stir in the boiling water and applesauce.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake!
- Bake at 350°F for around 40 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time. The cake is ready when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool before dusting or slicing. To dust, use a fine mesh colander and a tablespoon or two of powdered sugar. Gently tap the sugar through the colander across the cake.