GRANDMOTHER’S OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD CAKE RECIPE

There are few dessert recipes that seem quite as traditional as old-fashioned gingerbread cake.

Next to fruitcake and plum pudding, gingerbread is one of the quintessential old-fashioned desserts for the holiday season, but it’s also delicious at any time of the year. Even though we usually tend to think of gingerbread as a holiday dessert, in earlier centuries, gingerbread was often served for special occasions throughout the year, like Muster Day, for example.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup (12 Tbs.) butter, melted and cooled
• 3/4 sugar (I like using organic cane sugar)
• 2 eggs
• 3 3/4 cup flour (I used a mix of einkorn and organic all-purpose flour, but you can use all all-purpose if you don’t have any einkorn.)
• 2 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp ginger (I like this kind because it’s organic and non-irradiated)
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon (I like this kind)
• 3/4 tsp cloves (I like this kind)
• 1 tsp salt (I like using real salt)
• 1 1/2 cups molasses*
• 1 1/2 cups hot water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt butter and let cool.
3. Once butter has cooled, add sugar and eggs and beat together for a minute or two (or a little bit longer if you’re like me and you stir by hand rather than using a mixer.)
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices, stirring to blend well.
5. Add molasses to hot water and stir to combine.
6. ..................................

For full instructions please see : www.ourheritageofhealth.com

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