Ingredients

  • 2 12 cups flour
  • 13 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 12 cup butter, softened
  • 12 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 14 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Grease and flour a 10 cup bundt pan.
  • Sieve together flour, cocoa, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.
  • Cream butter, sugar and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
  • Beat in egg.
  • Add flour mixture alternately with water, stirring just until blended.
  • Stir in chips.
  • Pour into prepared pan
  • Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan 15 minutes.
  • Invert cake onto wire rack and let cool completely.
  • Meanwhile prepare vanilla butter glaze by mixing all ingredients until well blended and smooth.
  • Let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Spoon over completely cooled cake.