Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American, French, German
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ((spooned and leveled)); 1 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ½ tsp kosher salt; 1 cup fancy molasses; 1 cup hot water; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly ((plus more for greasing the pan)); 2 large eggs, at room temperature

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:50min

This moist and perfectly dense gingerbread cake is just like the one your grandma used to make! Topped with a dollop of whipped cream, it makes a delicious holiday sweet treat.

Updated at: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:26:55 GMT