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Molasses Cake

Name: Molasses Cake
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: one pound of flour; one-half pound of butter; one-half pound of sugar; one-half pint of molasses; six eggs; a large spoonful of ginger; two tea-spoonfuls baking-powder

From The new Kentucky home cook book, 1884

Serves 5

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The new Kentucky home cook book (1884) by Maysville (Ky.). Methodist Episcopal Church, South., page 146. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOLASSES CAKE. Take one pound of flour, one-half pound of butter, one- half pound of sugar, one-half pint of molasses, six eggs. Beat the eggs and sugar together, mix butter and sugar, then add eggs and flour to that, then the molasses, a large spoonful of ginger, and two tea -spoonfuls baking-powde

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