Old-Fashioned Gingerbread with Molasses Whipped Cream

Name: Old-Fashioned Gingerbread with Molasses Whipped Cream
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter; ¾ cup light molasses; 2 whole large eggs; 2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon; ¾ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon salt; 1½ cups whipping cream; ¾ cup boiling water

A warm, spicy gingerbread cake made with molasses and aromatic spices, served with a decadent molasses-streaked whipped cream topping. This classic dessert combines the rich flavors of butter, molasses, and warming spices like cinnamon and ginger.

9 servings

1 hr 10 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•1 cup sugar
•½ cup unsalted butter
•¾ cup light molasses
•2 whole large eggs
•2 cups all purpose flour
•2 teaspoons baking soda
•1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
•¾ teaspoon ground ginger
•½ teaspoon salt
•1½ cups whipping cream
•¾ cup boiling water

Cooking Instructions

1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Using electric mixer, beat 1 cup sugar and butter in large bowl until blended. Beat in 3/4 cup molasses, then eggs 1 at a time. Sift in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt; beat until blended. Beat in 1/4 cup cream, then 3/4 cup boiling water. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
15 min
2.
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack.
45 min
3.
Beat 1 1/4 cups cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until peaks form. Fold in 2 tablespoons molasses just until streaks appear (do not overmix). Cut cake into slices; transfer to plates. Serve with molasses whipped cream.
10 min