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.

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 ...

Packed with the warm flavors like ginger, cinnamon, cloves and molasses, this cake feels like a holiday classic, but with a touch of sophistication thanks to a rich, buttery glaze spiked with rum.

"My mom loved recipes. She read them in magazines, exchanged them with friends, clipped, saved, and used them. But she had so many that she might make something once or twice and then she would ...