Ginger Cake

 I finally got around to trying Nicole's Ginger Cake recipe.  It did not disappoint, we LOVED it!  Thanks Nicole!

I lifted this recipe from her blog.  I did use half whole wheat flour and brown sugar.  My grated ginger was a bit stringy, I never grated ginger before.  Maybe you can use a food processor or just chop the ginger finely.  I saw someone peel the fresh ginger with a spoon, it works.

4oz fresh ginger, grated or chopped.

1 C molasses any kind

1 C sugar

1 C vegetable oil

2 1/2 cups of flour

1 t cinnamon, 1/2 t cloves 1/2 t pepper all ground

1 C water

2 t baking soda

2 eggs at room temperature.

peal and grate the ginger. Mix together the molasses, sugar and oil, In another bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves and pepper.

Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in the baking soda and then mix hot water into the molasses mixture. Stir in ginger. 

Gradually whisk the dry ingredients into the batter. Add the eggs and continue mixing until everything is thoroughly combined. Pour the batter in to a prepared cake pan and bake for about 1 hour at 350°F

I used a spring form pan with parchment on the bottom. 

Place the cake on the center rack of your oven. 

In my oven the cake took only about 45 minutes so keep an eye on it.

Hope you try this one.