Dessert for 16

Gingerbread Cake

Name: Gingerbread Cake
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 2/3 cup dark brown sugar; 2/3 cup mild-flavored molasses; 2/3 cup boiling water; 1 large egg

$1.16for 450 minServes 16

This warmly spiced gingerbread cake combines molasses and boiling water, then bakes in a square pan until tender.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.65

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

German Vegetarian Budget Desserts Holiday Winter

Typical price

$0.29 per serving$1.16 for 4

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
4 tbsp unsalted butter
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
2/3 cup mild-flavored molasses
2/3 cup boiling water
1 large egg

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium bowl.
Melt the butter in a large bowl, then whisk in the brown sugar, molasses, boiling water, and egg.
Stir the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture until just combined.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the center springs back lightly.
Cool the gingerbread in the pan for at least 10 minutes before cutting.