Gingerbread Stout Cake with Caramel-Ale Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup stout (author used Southern Tier Brewing Company's Cream Brulee Milk Stout)
• 1 cup dark molasses (not blackstrap)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• Pinch of ground cardamom
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 12 ounces Ale (author used Buffalo Bill’s Brewery Orange Blossom Cream Ale)
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream
• pinch salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract