Cajun Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 egg
1/2 c. molasses
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ginger
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. boiling water

Preparation

With mixer cream together butter and sugar; add egg and molasses.
Mix until completely blended.
Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves.
Add flour mixture and boiling water a little at a time to the butter sugar mixture.
Mix until well blended.
Pour into a greased 8 x 8-inch pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.