Gramercy Tavern Gingerbread Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup oatmeal stout beer or 1 cup guinness stout
• 1 cup dark molasses (not blackstrap)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (originally 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (originally 3/4 cup)
• 1/4 cup applesauce (not in original recipe)
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f generously butter bundt pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• 2 bring stout and molasses to a boil in a large saucepan and remove from heat. whisk in baking soda, then cool to room temperature. (be patient, it's important to allow this to cool before continuing.).
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, and spices in a large bowl. whisk together eggs and sugars. whisk in oil, then molasses mixture. add to flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
• 4 pour batter into bundt pan and rap pan sharply on counter to eliminate air bubbles. bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs adhering, about 50-60 minutes. (be careful, as cake may burn easily.) cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes. turn out onto rack and cool completely.