Old Fashioned Gingerbread With Molasses Whipped Cream

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 3/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/4 cup candied ginger, finely minced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 butter and flour 11 x7 metal baking pan.
• 3 using electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter in large bowl, until blended.
• 4 beat in 3/4 cup molasses -- then eggs, one at a time, sift in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.beat until blended.
• 5 beat in 1/4 cup cream, then 3/4 cup boiling water.
• 6 transfer to prepared pan.
• 7 bake cake until tester inserted near the center comes out clean.about 45 minutes.
• 8 cool cake in pan on rack.till completely cooled.
• 9 beat 1 1/4 cups cream and 1 tbls sugar until peaks form.
• 10 fold in 2tbls molasses until streaks appear.do not overmix.
• 11 cut cake into slices.transfer to plates.
• 12 serve with molasses whipped cream'.