½tspcoarse Kosher salt(if using table salt, use half the amount)
½tspbaking soda
1tspground ginger
1tspground cinnamon
¼tspground nutmeg
¼tspground cloves
½cupdark brown sugar,lightly packed
2large eggs
¼cupwhole milk
1cupfull-fat sour cream
¼cupunsalted butter,melted
¼cupmolasses(NOT Blackstrap)
1tspvanilla extract
Streusel
1cupall-purpose flour,spooned and leveled
⅓cupdark brown sugar,lightly packed
¼tspcoarse Kosher salt(if using table salt, use half the amount)
¼tspground ginger
¼cupunsalted butter,melted
Maple Icing
1cuppowdered sugar
½tspmaple extract
½tspvanilla extract
3-4tbspheavy whipping cream
Instructions
Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 F, and spray a 9-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and spices.Separately, whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, milk, sour cream, melted butter, molasses, and vanilla.Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix just until combined. Spread the batter into the greased pan.
Streusel
In a bowl, combine all the topping ingredients until moistened and crumbly.
Sprinkle evenly over the batter.
Bake the cake on the center oven rack for about 35-40 minutes, until a cake tester or sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Set the pan on a cooling rack and cool for 30 minutes before serving.
Icing
While the cake is cooling, whisk together all icing ingredients until smooth.
Drizzle the icing over the warm cake. The icing will set in a few minutes.
Notes
Alternate Icing Flavors (use more or less liquid, for desired drizzling consistency):
Maple: 1 cup powdered sugar + 1/2 tsp maple extract + 1/2 tsp vanilla extract + 3-4 tbsp heavy whipping cream