Ingredients
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1 cup oatmeal stout beer or 1 cup Guinness stout
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1 cup dark molasses
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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2 tablespoons ground ginger
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
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1 pinch ground cardamom
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3 large eggs
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1 cup packed dark brown sugar
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1 cup granulated sugar
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3/4 cup vegetable oil
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confectioners' sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Butter a 10-inch (10- to 12-cup) bundt pan well and dust with flour, shaking out excess.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Generously butter bundt pan and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Bring stout and molasses to a boil in a large saucepan and remove from heat.
- Whisk in baking soda, then cool to room temperature.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and spices in a large bowl.
- Whisk together eggs and both sugars.
- Whisk in oil, then molasses mixture.
- Add to flour mixture and whisk until just combined.
- Pour batter into bundt pan and bang pan sharply on counter to eliminate air bubbles.
- Bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs adhering, about 50 minutes.
- Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes.
- Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
- You can serve the gingerbread immediately, dusting lightly with confectioners sugar, and/or adding whipped cream.
- You can also hold the gingerbread for a day before serving, as the flavors develop with some time.