Plantation Marble Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ^4 teaspoon salt
• % cup butter or other shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• % cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• V'2 teaspoon cloves
• % teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons molasses

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour once.

2. 2

   After measuring, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times.

3. 3

   Cream the butter thoroughly, add the sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add the eggs; then flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time.

5. 5

   Beat after each addition until smooth.

6. 6

   Divide the batter into two parts.

7. 7

   To the one part, add spices and molasses.

8. 8

   Drop by tablespoons into greased loaf pan, alternating light and dark mixtures.

9. 9

   Bake in moderate oven (350° F.) one hour and fifteen minutes, or until done.

10. 10

    Spread butter frosting on top and sides of cake.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Plantation Marble Cake 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ^4 teaspoon salt % cup butter or other shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, well beaten % cup milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon V'2 teaspoon cloves % teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons molasses

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