Name: Gingerbread with Spiced Rum Buttercream
Yield: serves 8-10
Ingredients: 1 cup boiling water; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature; 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup molasses; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 cup almond flour (or use more regular flour); 2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp cardamom; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 eggs; spiced buttercream; 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted; 3 Tbsp Spiced Rum; Milk or cream to thin