Old Fashioned Gingerbread

Ingredients
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
a pinch of ground cloves
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
1 cup unsulphered molasses
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
3/4 cup boiling hot water
2/3 cup sour cream
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, spices, and a pinch of salt. In a saucepan melt butter with molasses. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together sugar and egg until thick and pale. Add butter mixture and beat until just combined. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Add water, sour cream, and orange juice and beat 2 minutes. Pour batter into cake pan and bake in middle of oven for 30 to 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.