Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup boiling water
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease and flour a bundt pan.
Sift all dry ingredients with the exception of the baking soda together and set aside.
Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
Add egg and incorporate into the mixture.
Add molasses and incorporate into the mixture. Set aside.
Add the baking soda to the boiling water and stir to dissolve.
Stir ⅓ of the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture until just combined.
Stir ½ cup of the boiling water into the mixture until the water has been incorporate into the batter.
Stir ⅓ of the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture until just combined.
Stir ½ cup of the boiling water into the mixture until the water has been incorporate into the batter.
Stir ⅓ of the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture until just combined.
Pour batter into bundt pan. Be sure to get the batter into the nooks and crannies of the pan you are using; bundt pans differ greatly in shapes and decorative molds.
Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Cool for 30 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
Dust with confectioners sugar before serving.