Molasses Cake Recipe

Name: Molasses Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Nederland
Ingredients: 1 C. sugar; ½ C. lard or butter; 1 C. dark molasses or sorghum; 2 eggs; ½ t. salt; ½ t. nutmeg; ½ t. cloves; 1 t. cinnamon; 3 3/4 C. flour; ¾ C. rich sour milk; 1 t. soda dissolved in sour milk; peel from 3 oranges

?Molasses cake is a cake made with molasses, a thick dark syrup made from sugar cane or sugar beets. It is often spiced with ginger, cinnamon, or other spices.

1 C. sugar

½ C. lard or butter

1 C. dark molasses or sorghum

2 eggs

½ t. salt

½ t. nutmeg

½ t. cloves

1 t. cinnamon

3 3/4 C. flour

¾ C. rich sour milk

1 t. soda dissolved in sour milk

peel from 3 oranges

Mix as usual. Bake in slow oven from 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Spread with butter when serving. Excellent with cheese spread