I made this last week and it was delicious...fall in a pan!  Serve it with whipped cream (and peaches) or, if you really want to make it fancy, top it with Lemon Sauce (recipe follows). 

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I use whole wheat) 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 cup hot water

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 inch square pan.
2. Cream together the sugar and butter or margarine. Add egg, and beat well. Mix in the molasses.
3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and clove. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; add the hot water, and mix well.
4. Pour batter into pan and bake for one hour. Allow to cool in pan and serve.

Lemon Sauce: