Irish Feather Gingerbread Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, dark
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 eggs, large, beaten
• 1 cup guinness stout
• 1/2 cup water
• whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. generously butter a 10 inch bundt pan and dust with flour, knocking out the excess flour.
• 2 in large bowl, sift together; flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and baking soda and set aside.
• 3 i large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. stir in brown sugar and molasses and cook 3 - 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. whisk in the beaten eggs.
• 4 stir in flour mixture and with a wooden spoon, beat until smooth.
• 5 in a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the guiness and water to a boil. stir into the batter until smooth. pour the batter into prepared pan and bake 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. remove from oven and let cook on a rack about 5 minutes.
• 6 invert cake onto a platter and let cool 5 minutes more.
• 7 serve with fresh whipped cream.