Black Ginger Cake (Low Fat)

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose white flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2/3 cup hot coffee (strong!)
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 large egg white
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• confectioners' sugar (for dusting)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F; lightly oil an 8-by-8-inch baking pan or coat with non-stick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper or wax paper. Oil or spray paper.

2. 2

   Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger and salt into a mixing bowl. Add crystallized ginger and stir to coat.

3. 3

   In another bowl, stir baking soda into hot coffee and whisk in molasses, egg white and oil. Pour into the dry mixture; stir JUST UNTIL BLENDED. Do not overmix or the cake will be tough.

4. 4

   Scrape the batter into the pan and bake 30-40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the cake onto a wire rack and cool until lukewarm.

5. 5

   Sprinkle the cake with confectioner's sugar or lay a stencil or paper doily on the cake and dust with sugar. Carefully remove the doily or stencil.