Dark Molasses Gingerbread Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking pan. Sift flour, baking soda and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Blend in spices and salt with a wire whisk.
• In a small pan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Melt 1/2 cup butter in it, then whisk water into flour mixture. Beat eggs and add to mixture, along with molasses. Whisk until well blended. Pour into pan.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a skewer plunged into center comes out with no trace of raw batter. Interior will be moist. Serve warm with freshly whipped cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Using a wire whisk, blend in the spices and salt. Melt the butter in the boiling water and whisk mixture into the flour mixture. Add the eggs and molasses and whisk until blended.
• Turn into a buttered and floured 8x8 inch baking pan. Bkae for 35-40 minutes, until; well done and a toothpick plunged in the center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 140ºC. Grease a 32cm x 22cm x 5cm baking tin with butter then line with non-stick baking paper.
• In a medium saucepan melt the butter, 60g of the sugar, molasses, and golden syrup. In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk and set aside.
• Sieve the flour, spices and soda into another bowl.
• Pour the eggs and syrup into the flour and whisk until smooth. Stir in walnuts and pour into the tin.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out with moist crumbs.
• While the cake is still warm, bring the water and remaining sugar to a simmer. Pour over the cake and let the syrup soak inches.