This recipe for hot-water gingerbread — using an old but reliable technique for a moist, tender cake that starts with a base of molasses and boiled water — comes from cookbook author and ...

This gingerbread cake — with a swoop of molasses frosting — is rich and complex in flavor. It’s also a snap to make. By Mia Leimkuhler Jessica B. Harris’s holiday gingerbread cake with ...

Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe Baked in a 9-inch ... Dark brown sugar and molasses give the cake a deep, caramelized sweetness that sets it apart from other spice cakes. We use butter instead ...