Ingredients:
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- 1 ¼ C. whole wheat or spelt flour
- 1 ¼ C. unbleached pastry flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tbsp. ground ginger
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cloves
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ¾ C. extra virgin olive oil
- 2/3 C. dark unsulfured molasses
- 2/3 C. dark maple syrup
- ¾ C. soy or rice milk
- 1 tbsp. lemon or orange zest
- ½ C. chopped crystallized ginger (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13” baking dish.
In a mixing bowl sift together flours, baking powder and soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
In a separate bowl blend oil, molasses, maple syrup, soy milk and zest. Make a well in dry ingredients and add the wet mixture to them. Mix quickly but gently until smooth. Do not over mix. Stir in crystallized ginger.
Pour batter into baking dish, place on the center rack of the oven, and bake 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool 20 minutes before serving.
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