Golden Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 4 cup butter
• 4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 egg yolks
• 1% cup molasses
• Y cup milk
• 21% cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 teaspoon soda
• Y% teaspoon clove
• Y{ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• Few grains cayenne
• Few gratings lemon rind

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter, add sugar gradually, egg and egg yolks well beaten, molasses, milk, flour mixed and sifted with spices, cayenne, and lemon rind.

2. 2

   Bake for 30 minutes in moderate oven (350°F).

As published

This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 276. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GOLDEN SPICE CAKE 4 cup butter 21% cups flour 4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 egg 4 teaspoon soda 4 egg yolks Y% teaspoon clove 1% cup molasses Y{ teaspoon grated nutmeg Y cup milk Few grains cayenne Few gratings lemon rind

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