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.