>> title: Gingerbread Cake
>> category: Cakes & Loaves
>> tags: molasses, ginger, spice, oven
>> counters: Bakery, Diner
>> aka: gingerbread, sticky gingerbread
>> pairs-with: lemon-curd
>> servings: 9
>> time: 1 hr 15 min

Grease a #9x9-in pan{}.

Preheat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C).

Whisk @molasses{1%cup}(240 mL; unsulphured), @boiling water{1%cup}(240 mL), @baking soda{1 1/2%tsp}(9 g).

Beat @unsalted butter{1/2%cup}(115 g; softened), @light brown sugar{1/2%cup}(100 g), @egg{1%large}.

Whisk @all-purpose flour{2 1/2%cup}(315 g), @ground ginger{2%tsp}(4 g), @ground cinnamon{1%tsp}(3 g), @ground cloves{1/2%tsp}(1 g), @table salt{1/2%tsp}(3 g).

Fold @&(~1)spiced flour{}, @&(3)molasses mixture{} into @&(4)butter mixture{}.

Bake @&(~1)batter{} at 350°F for ~{45%min}.