Lafayette Gingerbread

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground mace
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup warm milk (105u0b0 to 115u0b0)
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 cup raisins

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add molasses and eggs; beat well.
2. Combine flour, cream of tartar, and spices.
3. Dissolve soda in warm milk; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Cut into squares to serve.

butter, brown sugar, molasses, eggs, allpurpose, cream of tartar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground mace, ground nutmeg, baking soda, warm milk, brandy, orange rind, orange juice, raisins

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/lafayette-gingerbread (may not work)