Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F

Step 2

Grease and flour an 8”x 8” square pan (or line the pan with parchment paper.) *

Step 3

Sift together dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Step 4

Add the butter, molasses and egg and beat for two minutes.

Step 5

Add the boiling water.

Step 6

Beat for another two minutes and turn into prepared pan.

Step 7

Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

Step 8

Over medium heat, melt the butter, brown sugar and molasses in a heavy bottom medium size pot. (The pot needs to be tall enough to allow for foaming.)

Step 9

When the mixture is incorporated, slowly add the cream.

Step 10

Boil for 5 minutes.

Step 11

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.