Holiday Gingerbread Pudding Cake!

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• 1/3 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, allspice and nutmeg in medium bowl.
• 3 set mixture aside.
• 4 beat 1/2 cup butter and sugar on medium speed in large mixing bowl until creamy (1-2 minutes).
• 5 add egg; continue beating until well mixed.
• 6 reduce the speed to low, continue beating, alternately adding flour mixture with molasses and 1 cup water.
• 7 beating after each addition only until blended.
• 8 pour the batter into 13x9-inch baking pan; sprinkle with 3/4 cup brown sugar.
• 9 combine 1 1/2 cups hot water and 1/3 cup melted butter in medium bowl.
• 10 carefully, pour over top of batter.
• 11 bake 40-55 minutes or until gingerbread is cracked on top and toothpick in center comes out clean.
• 12 serve warm, with ice cream if desired.