Gingerbread with Apple or Pear Sauce
- 1 cup butter, room temperature, or 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup
- vegetable oil
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4 cup dark molasses (not blackstrap)
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 3 large eggs
- 2 3/3 cups unbleached white flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions:
A traditional American dessert.
- Cut butter into small pieces, and combine it with honey and molasses in a large mixing bowl. Pour boiling water into bowl, and stir until butter melts. Set aside to cool.
- Add eggs to cooled butter mixture. Beat well.
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Stir into wet mixture, and beat until smooth.
- Pour batter into a buttered 9 x 13-inch pan or two 9-inch cake pans.
- Bake at 325° for 50 to 60 minutes. Test with a cake tester. It should come out clean.
- Serve with sweetened whipped cream or with Apple or Pear Sauce or pureed strawberries.