Extra Gingery Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour a 10 inch springform pan.

Stir together flour, cinnamon, cloves, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt.

In a large bowl, mix sugar with oil, juice, molasses, eggs, and fresh ginger in a large bowl. Mix in crystallized ginger. Stir in flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour, or until cake tester comes out clean. Run a knife around the edge to loosen cake, and release pan sides. Serve warm.