Chocolate-Swirl Gingerbread
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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1 8-inch square cake
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, plus more for pan
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup molasses
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F Butter an 8-inch square pan.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cloves.
- Melt the butter in the water in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir mixture into dry ingredients until smooth,. Stir in molasses and egg.
- Pour half the batter into prepared pan. With a spoon, drizzle half the chocolate over the batter. Pour remaining batter on top, and drizzle the remaining chcocolate over the batter in a decorative pattern.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
- NOTE: Melt the chocolate in a bowl, over simmering water or in a microwave. Using a squeeze bottle is an easy way to dribble chocolate over the cake batter,.
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