Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
  • ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup molasses
  • ⅔ cup boiling water
  • 1 large egg
  • confectioners’ sugar (optional)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-in square cake pan with butter and lightly flour.
  • In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves together. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, dark brown sugar, molasses, and boiling water until the butter is completely melted. When the mixture is lukewarm to touch, whisk in the egg until fully combined.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time, whisking until smooth after each addition. When all the dry ingredients have been added to the wet ingredients and there are no lumps, pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until the edges are dark and a toothpick comes out clean.