3 ¼cupsall purpose flour, sift the flour or put it through a sieve(I4.75 oz weight**)
5teaspoonsground ginger
2 ½teaspoonsbaking soda
1 ½teaspoonsground cinnamon
½teaspoonsalt, scant
1cupmild molasses
1cupgranulated sugar(200 grams)
2largeeggs
1cupvegetable oil
1cupboiling water
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1cuptoasted chopped walnuts
⅓cupchopped crystallized ginger
Lemon Glaze
1tablespoonbutter
1 ½tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
1cuppowdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 10 inch fluted tube (Bundt) pan with flour-added cooking spray or rub with shortening and dust with flour.
Whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
Whisk together molasses, sugar, eggs and oil. Stir in boiling water, followed by vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir until mixed, then stir in chopped walnuts and ginger.
Bake on center rack for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 15 mintues, then flip out onto a cooling rack. Let the cake cool completely, then prepare the drizzle.
Glaze
In a 2 cup glass measure, microwave the butter for 30 seconds or until melted. Stir in the lemon juice, then add a couple of spoonfuls of powdered sugar and stir until smooth. Keep adding sugar, stirring well, until the icing is a good drizzling consistency. To test, hold some in a spoon and let it fall back into the cup. Hold the measuring cup of the cake and drizzle it decoratively down sides.
Note: If your Bundt pan (fluted tube pan) is black, bake at 325 degrees F. for 45 to 55 minutes.
Notes
If you don't have a scale and can't weigh out the flour, make sure to stir it well before measuring.