Easy Gingerbread Cake - Cakes by MK

Ingredients

• 2½ cups flour (plain, all purpose)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 tsp ginger powder (ground ginger, can reduce to 2 tsp for a less spiced/more kid friendly cake)
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 cup light soft brown sugar (firmly packed (see note 1))
• ¼ cup unsalted butter (melted)
• ¼ cup unflavoured vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
• ½ cup blackstrap molasses (see note 2 for using light molasses)
• 1 large egg (room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
• ¾ cup hot water (make sure it's very hot (almost boiling))
• ½ cup light soft brown sugar (firmly packed (see note 1))
• ½ cup whipping or heavy cream
• ½ tsp vanilla essence/extract
• ⅛ tsp ginger powder
• ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup unsalted butter (cold, cut into cubes)