Gingerbread Loaf Cake
 
Ingredients
  • ½ c. White Sugar
  • ½ c. (1 stick) Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1 c. Molasses
  • 2 t. Pure Vanilla
  • ½ c. Applesauce
  • 2½ c. All-Purpose Flour
  • 1½ t. Baking Soda
  • 2 t. Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 t. Ground Ginger
  • 1 t. Ground Cloves
  • ½ t. Nutmeg
  • ½ t. Salt
  • ¾ c. Hot Water
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan (I did mine in a 6.5x11 loaf pan).
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add the molasses, vanilla and applesauce and mix thoroughly.
  3. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Blend into the butter mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the pan.
  4. Bake for 1 hour (mine took 1 hour and 10 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Notes
-Serves 12. -Best if served the day after..the flavors are more pronounced and the cake is more moist.
Recipe by DessertedPlanet.com at https://dessertedplanet.com/gingerbread-loaf-cake/