Gingerbread w/ Whipped Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup boiling water
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup molasses
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp powdered ginger
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp allspice
- nutmeg for grating
Special Equipment
- 8x8" or 9x9" baking pan
- mixer
Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
How-to
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Cream butter, molasses and sugar together
- Mix dry ingredients separately and fold into wet ingredients. Add boiling water and stir until mixed
- (Note: The batter will be very runny when pouring it into cake pan) Pour into greased and floured pan. Bake for 30 minutes
- Cool and serve with whipped cream on top and a quick grate of fresh nutmeg
Make Whipped Cream
- With a mixer, whip cream until almost stiff
- Add sugar and vanilla and continue to whip until it forms stiff peaks