gingerbread in cake form

Guinness Gingerbread Cake

makes 1 small 7" Bundt cake

INGREDIENTS:
1 + 1/4 cups (180g) flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp ground cardamom (optional)

1 cup (200g) dark brown sugar

1 1/2 sticks (150g) unsalted butter, softened

1 egg, beaten

1/3 cup (75ml) Guinness or substitute with 1/2 cup (100ml) milk 

METHOD:
1. Preheat oven to 325F (160C or 150C Fan). Grease a small 7" Bundt or tube pan. Set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients.

3. Add brown sugar, butter, egg and mix well. Fold in Guinness/milk until just combined. Do not overmix.

4. Pour batter into greased pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Rotate pan halfway through baking.

5. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes. Then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about an hour.