Chocolate-Swirl Gingerbread

• 12 cup unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
• 12 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 12 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 18 teaspoon black pepper
• 18 teaspoon ground cloves
• 12 cup water
• 12 cup molasses
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled

1. Preheat oven to 325F Butter an 8-inch square pan.
2. In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cloves.
3. Melt the butter in the water in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir mixture into dry ingredients until smooth,.
4. Stir in molasses and egg.
5. Pour half the batter into prepared pan.
6. With a spoon, drizzle half the chocolate over the batter.
7. Pour remaining batter on top, and drizzle the remaining chcocolate over the batter in a decorative pattern.
8. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
9. NOTE: Melt the chocolate in a bowl, over simmering water or in a microwave.
10. Using a squeeze bottle is an easy way to dribble chocolate over the cake batter,.

unsalted butter, flour, light brown sugar, ground ginger, baking powder, salt, black pepper, ground cloves, water, molasses, egg, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-swirl-gingerbread-401421 (may not work)