Couldn’t be simpler. Couldn’t be more delicious—well, maybe if you top it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. The perfect dessert for one of these snowy days.

From allrecipes!

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1 large egg

1 cup molasses (not blackstrap)

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

½ teaspoon ground cloves

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup hot water

Instructions

·       Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment.

·       Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.

·       Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about three minutes. Mix in egg, then mix in molasses until smooth.

·       Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt into a large bowl.

·       Gradually add dry ingredients to the molasses mixture, mixing after each addition until incorporated. Mix in water until smooth.

·       Pour cake batter into the prepared pan.

·       Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake; it should come out clean. If it does, remove cake from the oven; if not, bake 15 to 30 more minutes, checking often for doneness.

·       Allow gingerbread to cool in the pan before serving.