Whole Wheat Gingerbread Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup dark molasses
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1 cup boiling water

Preparation

Cream butter, gradually add brown sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add egg and beat well.
Mix in molasses.
Mix dry ingredients together, add gradually to mixture.
Add boiling water and stir until batter is smooth, mixture will be thin.
Pour into greased and floured 8\" square baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, until edges are starting to pull away from pan and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.