Ingredients:
6 tbsp butter
1/3 c Light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c molasses
2 large eggs
1.75 c sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1.5 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 c buttermilk
Granulated sugar
Preparation:
Grease and flour 9” square baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy, beat in molasses, beat in eggs, one at a time. Sift together dry ingredients. Add sifted ingredients a little at a time alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition to sugar/butter mix. Spread gingerbread mix in prepared baking pan and sprinkle top with some granulated sugar. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the bread springs back with lightly touched with a finger.
Serve warm or cooled with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.