Spiced Gingerbread Loaf Cake Recipe

Preheat the oven to 170C / 340 F

Grease and line an 8-inch loaf pan - set aside (or 2 x 6-inch round cake pans)

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spice mixes.

To the hot water add baking soda followed by molasses.  Stir until foamy - set aside

Whip eggs and sugar until sugar is almost melted.

Add oil and vanilla

Then add the molasses mixture.

Followed by the flour mixture.

Mix until you have a smooth batter

Pour into the loaf pan

Bake in a preheated oven about 45 to 50 minutes until a skewer inserted comes clean

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then on a cooling rack.

When cooled completely - dust with powdered sugar.

Enjoy!