Old-Fashioned Gingerbread | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Old-Fashioned Gingerbread | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose unbleached flour (11 1/4 ounces/319 grams), plus more for dusting pan; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 teaspoon Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, then cooled to room temperature; 3/4 cup mild molasses; 3/4 cup granulated sugar (5 1/4 ounces/149 grams); 1 large egg; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup milk

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For the best version of this traditional cake, use light molasses, equal parts of whole milk and buttermilk, and melt the butter before adding it to the batter.

Keywords

Desserts or Baked Goods
Holiday
Cakes

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Ingredients

2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose unbleached flour (11 1/4 ounces/319 grams), plus more for dusting pan
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon Dutch-processed cocoa powder
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, then cooled to room temperature
3/4 cup mild molasses
3/4 cup granulated sugar (5 1/4 ounces/149 grams)
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup milk