Holiday Gingerbread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 sift dry ingredients (except sugar) together.
• 2 combine butter & shortening to form 1/2 cup.
• 3 cream butter/shortening mix with sugar.
• 4 add egg, molasses, then dry ingredients that have been sifted together.
• 5 add hot water last & beat until smooth.
• 6 the batter is soft, but will make a fined grained cake.
• 7 bake in a greased 12x8-inch pan or 2 sq. 8-inch cake pans at 325f for 30-35 minute.
• 8 best served warm, but also good cold.+.