In the 11/17/09 newsletter, BettyD in Bama requested recipes for a ginger cake. Here is a great recipe for gingerbread, although that may not be what you wanted. I do have a recipe for ginger cake and I will send it in as well. This recipe appeared in a March 2008 newsletter.
Robbie In

Mom's Gingerbread

2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp Each ground ginger and cinnamon
1/2 tsp Each ground cloves, nutmeg, and salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup boiling water

Line the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan with waxed paper, and grease the paper and the sides of the pan Sift the flour, spices, salt and baking powder together.

Beat the eggs, and add molasses, sugars and oil. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour mixture. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water and stir into mixture.

pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 35 minutes. let cool 5 minutes and turn out onto rack. For a nice change, peel and slice pears, lay in the bottom of your buttered cake pan, and pour the batter over. You might need to bake the cake a few minutes longer, depending on how juicy the pears were
You can also use thinly sliced apples.
Barbara

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