Chocolate-swirl Gingerbread
Rebecca
Serve this moist, molasses-rich gingerbread with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. This is so yummy and easy!
ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, plus more for pan
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. fresh ground pepper
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 large egg, beaten lightly
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 325F. Butter an 8-inch square pan.
- 2
Combine flour, brown sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, pepper and cloves.
- 3
Melt the butter in 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir the mixture into the dry ingredients until smooth.
- 4
Stir in the molasses and egg.
- 5
Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. With a spoon, drizzle half the chocolate over the batter. Pour the remaining batter on top, and drizzle the remaining chocolate over the batter in a decorative pattern.
- 6
Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Source: Rebecca
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