Name: Gingerbread Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: GBBO Inspired
Ingredients: 1 cup molasses; 5 Tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 salt, more if you use unsalted butter; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 cups flour

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Have you had Gingerbread from a real gingerbread recipe? Not a cookie, biscotti, house, or latte but real honest to god Gingerbread Cake Loaf?

Try this gingerbread cake recipe once and you’ll be converted

It’s indeed something worth baking up just for the scent of it baking. Your house will be fragrant with the wafting scent of ginger and molasses even after it’s done baking.

James Beard’s Gingerbread Cake Recipe

I found this recipe in the James Beard on Bread cookbook, if you haven’t read that book check it out. It’s very informative and as always you understand that James Beard was also a master storyteller too.

Sometimes referred to as Gingerbread Loaf Or Gingerbread Cake

It is like a cake but baked in a loaf pan. And sliced. So cake or loaf, it all works! I like the fact that you can slice because it makes for an easy way to send it in lunches.

About this Real Gingerbread Recipe:

makes One 9×5 loaf, you can double it but it’s tricky mixing it like that
yes the recipe is correct it doesn’t have any added granulated sugar (trust the process!)
this gingerbread recipe uses dried ginger powder that you find in the spice aisle
cut the butter in chunks small enough to melt quickly with the boiling water
best eaten sliced with butter like banana bread but also good cold

Gingerbread Cake

This warm Gingerbread Cake er loaf was taste tested by hungry teachers who groaned and told me how their grandmother used to make something similar.

I’ve ALSO got this gorgeous Frosted Gingerbread Cake if that’s more your style!

This is a great gift to make and give to friends. I included it in my Big List of Handmade Homemade Edible Food Gifts. Check it out if you like to make and give non-cluttering gifts.

Light or Dark Molasses for Gingerbread?

For this recipe either one will work! In general, I think either kind will work in most recipes. Keep in mind I haven’t tried most recipes. Dark molasses is just going to give more flavor overall.

If you love Gingerbread

Try this recipe for Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls! Perfect for Christmas morning or any other time you want a fun and festive breakfast!

Yield: 1 loaf