Grandmothers Soft Gingerbread Cake

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Freshly grated nutmeg for garnish (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Butter and lightly flour a 9-inch-round springform baking pan.
3. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, salt, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon.
4. In a mixing bowl with electric beaters or by hand with a whisk, beat together the sugar, molasses, oil, and eggs until well blended and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until blended, scraping the bowl once or twice.
6. Add the boiling water and beat just until smooth.
7. Dont overmix or the cake will be tough.
8. The batter will be thin.
9. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and place on a baking sheet to catch any drips.
10. Bake in the center of the oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes.
11. Let cool on a rack for at least 15 minutes before removing the pan sides.
12. For the whipped cream In a mixing bowl with electric beaters or by hand with a whisk, whip together the cream, sugar, and vanilla to soft peaks.
13. To serve, cut the cake into 12 to 16 wedges.
14. Transfer to dessert plates and put a dollop of whipped cream and a few sprinkles of nutmeg on top.

flour, baking soda, kosher salt, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, sugar, dark molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, boiling water, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grandmother-s-soft-gingerbread-cake-388259 (may not work)