Double-ginger Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 beat first 3 ingredients in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended. add molasses; beat 1 minute. lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. combine flours and next 4 ingredients (flours through allspice) in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition.
• 3 pour batter into an 8-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray; sharply tap pan once on counter to remove air . sprinkle with crystallized ginger. bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack. remove from pan; serve warm.