Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['dairy_free'], recipe: preheat oven to 350°f coat an 11-by-7-inch baking dish with cooking spray. cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. beat in eggs and vanilla, ground and fresh ginger, and cardamom. sift together flour and baking powder. add to butter mixture and beat well. scrape into prepared pan. sprinkle crystallized ginger pieces over batter. combine turbinado sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over batter. bake 25 to 35 minutes. the cake will be chewy, golden and fragrant and an inserted toothpick will test clean. variation: place thin slices of a peeled apple over cake, along with crystallized ginger, before sprinkling with the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Target recipe: mix together the shortening, sugar, and molasses. next, add egg and beat completely. combine all dry ingredients and add to the creamed ingredients--using 1/2 cup increments. beat well after each addition. refrigerate the dough until cold. roll out until the dough is about 1/4 inch thick. use cookie cutters to form the figures. place in a 350° oven and bake for 10 - 12 minutes.