Old-Fashioned Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. molasses
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 c. boiling water
1 egg
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting
lemon twists

Preparation

Combine molasses and sugar; mix well. Add next 9 ingredients in order listed, mixing well. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not remove from pan; let cool completely, then spread top of gingerbread with Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into squares and garnish with lemon twists. Yield: 15 to 18 servings.