Molasses Cake

Ingredients

• One-third cup lard
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve soda in water and molasses.

2. 2

   Bake in loaf pan.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOLASSES CAKE One-third cup lard dissolved in 1 cup boiling water, y2 teaspoon soda, l|3 teaspoon salt, 2V2 cups flour, 1 cup molasses alid x/2 CUP sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 egg and y2 teaspoon baking powder. Dissolve soda in water and molasses. Bake in loaf pan. Mrs. W. A. Propst SOLID APPLESAUCE CAKE 1 cup butter Add 4 teaspoons soda 2 cups sugar 2 cups raisins (chopped) 3 eggs 2 cups, pecans (chopped) 1 cup milk (sweet) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon cloves 3 cups cooked apples 1 teaspoon allspice (or apple sauce) 1 small can crushed pineapple Bake in round pan as fruit cake. Mrs. Hill C. Trexler 19 GRANDMA'S MOLASSES CAKE 2/3 cup shortening 2 cups flour V4 cup sugar 1V2 teaspoon baking powder 3/i cup molasses V2 teaspoon soda 2 egt;s beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla V2 cup milk V2 teaspoon salt Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and then sift flour, soda and baking powder, add eggs that have been beaten, add molasses last. Mn. C. I. Scruggs CROWN CAKE Measure into mixing bowl : 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cup sugar

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