Kentucky Gingerbread

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup boiling water
• Accompaniment: whipped cream

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease and flour a 9- by 2-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
3. In a saucepan melt butter and shortening over moderately low heat and remove pan from heat.
4. In a large bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, molasses, spices, and salt and add butter mixture in a slow stream, whisking.
5. In a cup dissolve baking soda in warm water and whisk into batter.
6. Sift flour over batter and whisk until combined well.
7. Add boiling water in a slow stream, whisking, and pour batter into baking pan.
8. Bake gingerbread in middle of oven 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
9. Cool gingerbread in pan on a rack.
10. Cut gingerbread into squares and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/kentucky-gingerbread-100646 (may not work)