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dark molasses baking soda flour baking powder ground cinnamon ground ginger salt ground cloves butter brown sugar eggs cocoa mint sprigs
Viewed: 63 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- Unsweetened cocoa and/or powdered sugar (optional)
- Fresh mint sprigs (optional), rinsed
Method
- In a 2- to 3-quart pan over high heat, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in molasses and baking soda. After mixture stops foaming, stir in 1/2 cup cold water; let cool to room temperature, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and cloves.
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and brown sugar until well blended. Beat in eggs until blended. Reduce speed to medium-low. Add flour and molasses mixtures alternately until incorporated, then beat on high speed until well blended. Pour into a buttered and floured 9-inch square pan.
- Bake in a 325° regular or convection oven until a toothpick inserted in center of thickest part comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on a rack at least 1 1/4 hours.
- Pour about 1/4 cup creme anglaise onto each plate. Cut cake into pieces (see notes) and set them in sauce on plates. If desired, lightly sift cocoa and/or powdered sugar over each plate and garnish with a mint sprig. Offer remaining creme anglaise to add to taste.
