La Kitchenette Souris: Old Fashioned Gingerbread

This Gingerbread is absolutely delicious & super easy!

A great cake for beginners! 

Not to mention, it is a wonderful Christmas treat & smells lovely while baking. ♥

I serve it warm with fresh Whipped Cream, but you could serve it with ice cream or a form of pudding or even fruit. Up to you! 

♥

Old Fashioned Gingerbread

1/2 cup shortening, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup light (or cooking) molasses

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup water, boiling

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease & lightly flour a 8 inch square baking pan.

Cream shortening & sugar until light.

Add egg & molasses & beat thoroughly.

In another bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger & cinnamon.

Bring water to a boil & add alternately with flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.

Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.