Abraham Lincoln’s Gingerbread Cake

Cook Time30 mins
 ½ cup Dark Honey
 1 tsp Ground Ginger
 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
 ½ tsp Ground Cloves
 2 ½ cups Flour
 1 tsp Baking Powder
 ½ tsp Salt
 ½ cup Unsalted Butter
 1 tsp Baking Soda
 ½ cup Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
 ½ cup Molasses
 1 Egg
 1 cup Buttermilk
 2 cups Heavy Cream, Whipped
1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2

Butter and flour well two 8 inch cake pans.

3

Combine honey and spices in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Once it boils, remove from the heat and cool.

4

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

5

In large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the baking soda and sugar until it is light and fluffy.

6

Add the egg and molasses to the creamed butter and mix well.

7

Add in the cooled spiced honey mixture and stir gently.

8

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternatively to the butter mixture beginning and ending with the flour until all is incorporated.

9

Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pans and bake for about 30 - 35 mins.

10

Once the cakes are cooked and completely cooled, turn them out and spread with the whipped cream.

11

Decorate with candied orange or lemon peel, chocolate shavings or a dusting of spices.

12

Serve immediately and keep any leftovers in the refrigerator tightly covered.

Ingredients

 ½ cup Dark Honey
 1 tsp Ground Ginger
 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
 ½ tsp Ground Cloves
 2 ½ cups Flour
 1 tsp Baking Powder
 ½ tsp Salt
 ½ cup Unsalted Butter
 1 tsp Baking Soda
 ½ cup Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
 ½ cup Molasses
 1 Egg
 1 cup Buttermilk
 2 cups Heavy Cream, Whipped

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2

Butter and flour well two 8 inch cake pans.

3

Combine honey and spices in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Once it boils, remove from the heat and cool.

4

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

5

In large mixing bowl, cream the butter with the baking soda and sugar until it is light and fluffy.

6

Add the egg and molasses to the creamed butter and mix well.

7

Add in the cooled spiced honey mixture and stir gently.

8

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternatively to the butter mixture beginning and ending with the flour until all is incorporated.

9

Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pans and bake for about 30 - 35 mins.

10

Once the cakes are cooked and completely cooled, turn them out and spread with the whipped cream.

11

Decorate with candied orange or lemon peel, chocolate shavings or a dusting of spices.

12

Serve immediately and keep any leftovers in the refrigerator tightly covered.

Abraham Lincoln’s Gingerbread Cake

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