| GINGERBREAD AND CRANBERRY TORTE |
Serves 8
2/3 cup unsalted butter,
softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups
all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking
powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
salt
1/4 teaspoon ground clove
2/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whole
berry cranberry sauce
confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350
degrees.
Grease and flour a 10-inch round cake pan with removable sides.
In bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add
molasses, egg, until well blended. In a small bowl, combine flour, ground
ginger, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and ground clove.
Add
flour mixture to butter mixture, alternating with sour cream. Spread batter in
pan. Drop spoonfuls of cranberry sauce on batter.
Bake cake 40 to 45
minutes or until center of cake is firm. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove
from pan. Sift confectioners' sugar around edge of cake.