Gingerbread with Crystallized Ginger
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature ⓘ
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar ⓘ
- 1/2 cup robust (dark) molasses ⓘ
- 1 large egg ⓘ
- 1/2 cup pear nectar
- 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger ⓘ
- Powdered sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Butter and flour 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan.
- Mix first 7 ingredients inn medium bowl.
- Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
- Add molasses and egg and beat to blend.
- Beat in pear nectar, then dry ingredients and chopped ginger.
- Transfer batter to pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
- Transfer pan to rack; cool cake 15 minutes.
- Sift powdered sugar over cake.
- Cut cake into 16 squares.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
875
kcal
44% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).