Gingerbread Cake

Name: Gingerbread Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: German,
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups flour; 2 tsps baking powder; 2 tsps McCormick® Ginger, Ground; 1 tsp McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup molasses; 1 egg; 1 tsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 cup boiling water

Try your hand at this timeless classic, and you'll see why gingerbread has endured as a favorite recipe for centuries.

15m

PREP TIME

40m

COOK TIME

280

CALORIES

11

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients 12 Servings

2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup boiling water

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat butter, brown sugar and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended and smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with boiling water, beating on low speed after each addition.
2 Spoon batter into greased 9-inch square baking pan.
3 Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack; cool completely.