Gingerbread Cake | 100 year old recipe

This gingerbread cake is a classic dessert that is perfect to serve year round.
This recipe is quick, easy and delicious. It was passed to me from my great grandmother and I am glad I get to now share it with you. This cake is so good topped with maple whipped cream.

Gingerbread Cake Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
¼ cup hot water with 2 tsp baking soda added to it
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
1 cup hot water

Gingerbread Cake Directions:
1. In a large bowl cream sugar, melted butter, molasses, and eggs.
2. Add water and soda mixture.
3. Mix together dry ingredients.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
5. Add 1 cup of hot water to the batter. This will result in a very thin batter.
6. Grease and flour a 9 X 13 pan, pour in batter.
7. Bake @ 325°F for 40 – 60 minutes. Check to see if the cake is done by inserting a toothpick, when it comes out clean the cake is done.
8. Serve warm or let cool. For added goodness top with maple whipped cream, recipe below.

Maple Whipped Cream Ingredients:
1 cup whipped cream
4 Tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt

Maple Whipped Cream Directions:
1. Add chilled whipping cream to bowl and whip until soft peaks form.
2. Add maple syrup, vanilla and salt.
3. Whip until firm peaks form.
4. Serve on gingerbread cake or any other dessert!

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[tibbs]

I can tell this is perfect just by sight...it's got a dense dark color just as it should. Thank God for grandmothers who insist on handing down the best recipes!

[dlminflorida]

Thank you so much for doing this. I'm 66 and lost my mom a few years ago, She loved making gingerbread. And a good demonstration. Thanks!

[rayanakesty]

I made your great grandmother's cake today, it was my first time trying gingerbread cake and it was wonderful! Thank you for sharing your family recipe, that's such an intimate and special thing.

[kimdowns]

This looks wonderful! My grandson and I will be making this for our Christmas dessert! Thanks for sharing.

[jenniferwalden]

Had to come back and say thank you so much for this recipe. I had been craving some gingerbread and couldn't find it at any of the supermarkets. I was overwhelmed at the idea of making my own because I'm not a baker. Well needless to say, the craving got so bad I decided to give it a try. I looked at several tutorials on YouTube before settling on your recipe. It appeared to be the easiest straightforward and foolproof instructions to follow. My goodness i3m glad I chose you. It was perfect. 😋 right amount of spice and sweetness. Satisfied my craving a little too well. I ate the whole loaf and now I will never look for it anywhere else. I will forever bake my own. Thank you to you and your grandma for passing this on to you. CHEFS KISS

[Thisisit]

Thank you so much for leaving the recipe in the drop-down box love that thank you.

[mrivera]

Made this today
Excellent
Thank you

[jeromewardrope]

Looks very rich and delicious. I’m going to try this recipe. Thank you.

[bazhang]

Gingerbread Cake Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
¼ cup hot water with 2 tsp baking soda added to it
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamom
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
1 cup hot water

Gingerbread Cake Directions
1. In a large bowl cream sugar, melted butter, molasses, and eggs.
2. Add water and soda mixture.
3. Mix together dry ingredients.
4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
5. Add 1 cup of hot water to the batter. This will result in a very thin batter.
6. Grease and flour a 9 X 13 pan, pour in batter.
7. Bake @ 325°F for 40 – 60 minutes. Check to see if the cake is done by inserting a toothpick, when it comes out clean the cake is done.
8. Serve warm or let cool. For added goodness top with maple whipped cream, recipe below.

[tonietchison]

Well done. I love gingerbread. Thank you.

[janicepeterson]

Thank you for this recipe, I’m a sit down cook as well, such a easy recipe, in the oven, can’t wait to taste….

[TheRatchetmeister]

I've made something like this before too! I can remember adding baking soda to water and then to the sugars. I love to use this recipe as the foundation for other gingerbread cakes -- with plumped raisins and nuts, orange zest and even lemon glaze instead of the whipped cream. One could binge on this if not too careful.

[CatAnd-wscr]

Thank you God bless great information happy holidays 🙏🙏🙏

[newman]

I love this. It is October 26th 2022. Just days before Halloween. And this would be the perfect dessert for this time of year. I love a good gingerbread cake. I like it when it's so moist that it's almost wet. And this looks like it fits the bill perfectly. I will be making this today with a cream cheese frosting.

[sanjanewmoonlife]

This is beautiful original ginger cake.

[kimcollins]

Thank you for sharing your Great-grandmother's Gingerbread recipe. I have been searching the web to find an authentic Gingerbread recipe and am so glad I found yours.
I love gingerbread and will make this recipe every Christmas for our family! If you could... could you share your Great-Grandmother's first name so I may title this recipe with her name in my family's recipe box? I would love to have her 100 year old Gingerbread Recipe live on in my family and our future families? Thanks so much, Merry Christmas!!!

[alcaraz]

Making this recipe this morning. It’s now in the oven and I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!

[holly-bpyd]

just made this and it was so good! nice n crispy on top and really moist throughout and so rich! thanks for sharing:)

[annolivia]

Wow!!, Real old school, I love that whipping equipment

[garycolwell]

My grandmother made gingerbread cake at least 3 times a week for me it was my favorite desert besides her homemade ice cream but the best was to join them lol