LAURIE COLWIN'S GINGERBREAD
The writer Laurie Colwin had an obsession with gingerbread, publishing a few different essays and recipes exploring its charms. In the essay that precedes this moist, cakelike rendition, from her book "Home Cooking," she writes that it is "home food" - not fancy restaurant food, that is, but soothing cold-weather food that is simple to make, ideal for an afternoon spent holed up indoors. The essay is also a paean to Steen's cane syrup, from Louisiana, which comes in cheerful yellow cans. Steen's is easy to find online, if not at your local supermarket, but the recipe does not suffer if you use another brand of light molasses instead. Serve the cake plain with whipped cream, or with fruit and a dollop of crème fraîche, or glazed with lemon icing, as Ms. Colwin often did. (The New York Times)
Provided by The New York Times
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield One 9-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch cake pan and set aside. Cream remaining 4 ounces butter with the brown sugar. Beat until fluffy, add molasses, then beat in eggs.
- Add flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
- Add lemon brandy or vanilla extract and buttermilk and turn batter into pan.
- Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (check after 20 minutes). Cool on a rack.
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Principal Greene
[email protected]This gingerbread is a delicious and festive treat. It's perfect for any holiday gathering.
Theophilus Olukayode Yerokun
[email protected]I've been making this gingerbread recipe for years and it's always a hit. It's the perfect balance of spices and sweetness.
Rai Danyel
[email protected]This gingerbread is the perfect holiday treat. It's moist, flavorful, and has the perfect amount of spice.
Ra Ormsby
[email protected]I love this gingerbread recipe! It's so easy to make and always turns out perfectly.
Rased Hossain
[email protected]This is my go-to gingerbread recipe. It's always a crowd-pleaser.
Mary Simon
[email protected]I've made this gingerbread several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect holiday treat.
Larry Freier
[email protected]This recipe is a must-try for any gingerbread lover. It's easy to make and always turns out delicious.
Chachoua Faracha
[email protected]This gingerbread is so moist and flavorful. I love the way the spices blend together.
Riley Domingo
[email protected]I love the addition of molasses in this recipe. It gives the gingerbread a really rich and complex flavor.
Lisa McKnett
[email protected]This is the best gingerbread recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and always turns out perfectly.
Ginger Pullen
[email protected]I made this gingerbread for my family's Christmas party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it, and I even had people asking for the recipe.
Country Roads
[email protected]This gingerbread recipe is a keeper! It's so moist and flavorful, with the perfect balance of spices. I love that it's not too sweet, and the molasses gives it a lovely depth of flavor.