Easy Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Take a bite of Christmas with this Easy Gingerbread Cake. It's a small homemade cake with the best gingerbread flavor. Leave plain or top with frosting.
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup butter (room temperature... plus additional butter for greasing the pan)
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a 9 inch square baking pan by greasing bottom, sides and corners with butter.
- Place milk in a saucepan and heat just until it begins to boil. Immediately remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together molasses and eggs.
- Add butter to bowl and stir, mashing butter into the sides of the bowl to help reduce the size of the clumps. Some clumps will remain.
- In another bowl, mix together sugar, flour, and spices. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients alternately with the milk and whisk until smooth.
- Transfer batter to baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Place baking pan on a wire rack and cool for about 30 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
- Top with whipped cream, caramel sauce, powdered sugar, or your desired toppings.