Gingerbread Cake
 4 C. flour
4 tsp. Baking soda
3 tsp. Ground ginger
4 tsp. Ground cloves
4 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tsp. Black pepper (finely ground)
 Sift to combine.
 2 C. sweet butter
2 C. brown sugar
6 eggs
2 C. dark molasses
2 C. espresso
 Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. 
Add sifted ingredients, alternating with molasses 
and coffee.
Pour into cake pan and bake 35 - 40 minutes 350°
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 Black pepper is added to fruit cakes and gingerbread 
and is also used as a light seasoning on fresh fruit.