Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

Photo by Rita Maas

Ingredients

1 large egg
¾ cup cold water
1 cup heavy cream (not ultrapasteurized, if possible)
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¹/₃ cup sugar
¾ cup dark molasses
1-½ tsp. baking soda
+ 6 more ingredients
- 2-¼ tsp. ground ginger
- Pinch salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 8-¼ oz. (1-¾ cups plus 2 Tbs.) flour
- 2-½ oz. (5 Tbs.) butter, softened at room temperature
- ¼ tsp. ground cloves

Heat the oven to 350°F. Butter an 8x8-inch cake pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until light and creamy. Add the sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add the...

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