Recipe information
Yield
makes 9 squares
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan.
Step 2
Whisk together flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl.
Step 3
eat together butter, molasses, brown sugar, eggs, and ginger in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to low and mix in flour mixture until smooth, then add hot water and mix until combined (batter may appear curdled).
Step 4
Pour batter into pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool to warm in pan on a rack.
Tip
Step 5
Unable to grate fresh ginger? Use ground ginger and an extra half teaspoon of cinnamon for a full ginger flavor.
Nutritional Information
Step 6
Serving size: 1 square
Step 7
Calories: 348
Step 8
Fat: 11g (29.5% calories from fat)
Step 9
Cholesterol: 66mg
Step 10
Sodium: 290mg
Step 11
Total Carbohydrate: 57g
Step 12
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Step 13
Protein: 5g
