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Black Ginger Cake (Low Fat)

Here's how you make Black Ginger Cake (Low Fat)
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  • Servings: 9
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 9 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all-purpose white flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup crystallized ginger (finely chopped())
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2/3 cup brewed coffee (hot, strong!)
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 tablespoon oil (canola oil)
  • Confectioners' sugar, optional (for dusting)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F; lightly oil an 8-by-8-inch baking pan or coat with non-stick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper or wax paper. Oil or spray paper.

  • Step 2: Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger and salt into a mixing bowl. Add crystallized ginger and stir to coat.

  • Step 3: In another bowl, stir baking soda into hot coffee and whisk in molasses, egg white and oil. Pour into the dry mixture; stir JUST UNTIL BLENDED. Do not over mix or the cake will be tough.

  • Step 4: Scrape the batter into the pan and bake 30-40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the cake onto a wire rack and cool until lukewarm.

  • Step 5: OPTIONAL: Sprinkle the cake with confectioner's sugar or lay a stencil or paper doily on the cake and dust with sugar. Carefully remove the doily or stencil.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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