Moist Gingerbread Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (i like to use fresh)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup pitted dates, chopped
• 1/3 cup crystallized ginger, chopped very fine
• 1/2 cup molasses (i like dark and strong)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, spices and salt; stir in dates and ginger.
• 2 melt molasses and butter beat egg with sugar.
• 3 add the two mixtures (above) alternately to dry ingredients, beating all the time.
• 4 dissolve baking soda in milk; stirr into mixture.
• 5 pour in 8" square pan lined with non-stick baking paper. level top and bake at 350 f 45-50 minutes. let cool on wire rack before removing from pan.
• 6 remove baking paper and wrap in foil. store in air-tight container up to 8 weeks.