MY MOM'S GINGERBREAD CAKE

1/2 c. sugar, white or brown
1 c. dark molasses or sorghum
1/2 c. butter
1 c. boiling water
2 1/2 c. flour, sifted with 2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. each cloves, ginger and cinnamon
2 eggs, well beaten (added last)

Stir the sugar, molasses, butter and boiling water together. Alternate with the flour, soda, cloves, ginger and cinnamon; stir until smooth. Add eggs and stir until well mixed. Bake about 40 minutes at 375 degrees in an 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. (Batter is very thin.)