Preparation:
Cream butter and brown sugar. Beat until fluffy and add molasses. Beat in eggs. Add dry ingredients, then vanilla and buttermilk. Turn into a buttered cake pan and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for between 20 and 30 minutes. (Check after 20.)
This is just one of many recipes that I love. Like Laurie Colwin, I am a mad sucker for English cookbooks and I now have more gingerbread recipes than I could possibly make in one lifetime. But this recipe is a great "all-purpose" gingerbread. It's also really good with chocolate icing as long as you use a fairly bittersweet recip |
