Chocolate - Swirl Gingerbread Cake

I found this recipe in my Everyday Food cook book (which I love).  I decided to try it out for this holiday season.  It is so yummy!  If you like gingerbread, then this cake is for you!

Chocolate - Swirl Gingerbread Cake

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper

1/8 tsp ground cloves

1/2 cup molasses

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/4 cup melted chocolate.

Pre heat oven to 325 and butter an 8 inch square pan.

In a bowl , combine the flour, brown sugar, ginger, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cloves.

Melt the butter with 1/2 cup of water in a small sauce pan..  Stir the mixture into the dry ingredients until smooth.  Stir in the molasses and egg.

Poor half the batter into the greased pan.  With a spoon, drizzle half the chocolate over the batter.  Poor the remaining batter on top and drizzle the remaining chocolate over the batter in a decorative pattern.

Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 30 mins.  Cool completely on a wire rack.