Chocolate-swirl Gingerbread

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f butter an 8-inch square pan.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cloves.
• 3 melt the butter in the water in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir mixture into dry ingredients until smooth,. stir in molasses and egg.
• 4 pour half the batter into prepared pan. with a spoon, drizzle half the chocolate over the batter. pour remaining batter on top, and drizzle the remaining chcocolate over the batter in a decorative pattern.
• 5 bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• 6 note: melt the chocolate in a bowl, over simmering water or in a microwave. using a squeeze bottle is an easy way to dribble chocolate over the cake batter,.