Bold and Spicy Gingerbread

Name: Bold and Spicy Gingerbread
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 16 tablespoons (2 sticks), unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons, ground ginger; 2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon, ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 4 large, eggs, room temperature; 1 1/2 cups (10½ ounces/298 grams), sugar; 4 teaspoons grated, fresh ginger; 3/4 cup, molasses, robust or dark; 3/4 cup, stout beer; 1 3/4 cups (7 ounces/198 grams), confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons, ginger ale; 1 teaspoon, ground ginger

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2009

Most gingerbread cake is dull and dry. We set out to infuse this old-fashioned dessert with enough "oomph" to make it count.

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SERVES 12

TIME 1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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