Refrigerator Gingerbread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger (powdered i think)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 sift flour and measure.
• 2 sift again with baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, soda and salt.
• 3 cream shortening and sugar with 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
• 4 add eggs and mix well; add molasses.
• 5 add dry ingredients and remaining buttermilk alternately to creamed mixture.
• 6 keep covered in refrigerator until ready to bake.
• 7 bake in two 9-inch layer cake pans in moderate oven 350° for 30 minutes.