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Yield:
1 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
4 oz (1 stick) sweet butter
1/2 cup Light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup Molasses or cane syrup
2 x Eggs
1/2 cup All-purpose flour
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1 tbl Ground ginger, or to taste
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Cloves
1/2 tsp Allspice
2 tsp Vanilla extract or brandy
1/2 cup Buttermilk (or milk with a little yogurt stirred in)
----------------- CREAM CHEESE GINGER ICING ----------------
1/4 cup Unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 lb Cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup Icing (confectioners) sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
Instructions: Makes one 9 inch cake, recipe is from Laurie Colwins More Home Cooking.

Sometimes I add raisins to gingerbread.

Cream butter and brown sugar. Beat until fluffy and add molasses. Beat in eggs. Add dry ingredients, then vanilla and buttermilk. Turn into a buttered cake pan and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for between 20 and 30 minutes. (Check after 20.)

Cream Cheese Ginger Icing: Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Mix in the vanilla and candied ginger. Chill briefly before frosting the gingerbread.

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