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Guest House Gingerbread Cake

From SEVEN SEA STREET INN
Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes

Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon ground Ginger
1 tablespoon ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground Cloves
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Oil
3/4 cup Boiling Water
1 cup Maple Syrup
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Molasses

Frosting:
1 cup Confectioner’s Sugar
1 teaspoon Vegetable Shortening
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
1/8 teaspoon ground Ginger

Topping:
1/4 cup chopped Crystallized Ginger

Mix together Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cloves, Eggs, and Oil.
Boil Water and remove from heat; add Maple Syrup, Sugar, and Molasses. Stir until Sugar has dissolved.
Combine all ingredients and mix well.
Pour mixture into two 8-inch cooking sprayed cake pans.
Place into preheated oven.

Frosting, whip all ingredients well. Frost cooled cake tops leaving 2 inches around the top edge unfrosted. Sprinkle with chopped Crystallized Ginger.

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