Name: Classic Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: ½ cup white sugar; ½ cup butter; 1 egg; 1 cup unsulphured molasses; 2½ cups all-purpose flour; 1½ tsp Baking Soda; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cloves; ½ tsp salt; ½ cup applesauce; 1 cup hot water

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How To Make Classic Gingerbread Cake

Celebrate Christmas with a tasty serving of the classic gingerbread in cake form! This easy-to-make gingerbread cake makes the perfect little holiday treat.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

½cupwhite sugar
½cupbutter
1egg
1cupunsulphured molasses
2½cupsall-purpose flour
1½tspbaking soda
2tspground cinnamon
2tspground ginger
1tspground cloves
½tspsalt
½cupapplesauce,optional
1cuphot water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour or use baking spray on a 9 inch square pan.
In a stand mixer, cream together the sugar and butter until lightened in color and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then mix in the molasses until fully combined.
Add in the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves until just combined. With a whisk, add in the hot water and applesauce.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven.
Serve warm, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 288.25kcal
Fat: 8.35g
Saturated Fat: 5.03g
Trans Fat: 0.31g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2.16g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.49g
Carbohydrates: 51.05g
Fiber: 1.15g
Sugar: 30.37g
Protein: 3.29g
Cholesterol: 33.67mg
Sodium: 248.59mg
Calcium: 72.67mg
Potassium: 461.54mg
Iron: 2.74mg
Vitamin A: 70.62µg
Vitamin C: 2.17mg

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