Gingerbread
5
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 16 • Difficulty: Easy
For spicier gingerbread add 1/2 teaspoon white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon cloves and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon with the ginger.
Ingredients
All-purpose flour
1½ cup(s)
Baking powder
1½ tsp(s)
Ground ginger
1¼ tsp(s)
Baking soda
½ tsp(s)
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Unsalted butter
4 tbsp(s), melted
Unpacked brown sugar
⅓ cup(s)
1% low-fat buttermilk
½ cup(s)
Molasses
⅓ cup(s)
Raw egg
1 large, lightly beaten
Instructions
1
Heat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-inch square cake pan with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and salt.
2
Stir butter, brown sugar, buttermilk, molasses, 1/4 cup water and egg together until smooth.
3
Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture. Pour into pan. Bake until cake springs back when lightly touched, about 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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