old fashioned molasses cake
(4 ratings)
MANY YEAR AGO SUGAR WAS SCARCE. AFTER COTTON PICKING TIME WAS OVER A FAMILY WOULD USUALLY BUY A 50 LB BAG TO LAST UNTIL SPRING. I WILL NEVER FORGET WHEN I WAS REAL SMALL I KNOCKED A BOTTLE OF TURPENTINE OFF INTO THE OPENED 50 LB BAG OF SUGAR, MY MOTHER DIPPED OFF THE TOP PORTION. BACK THEN IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA FARMERS GREW SUGAR CANE. THEY HAD A SUGAR CANE MILL WHERE THEY PROCESSED THE CANE INTO MOLASSES WITH MULES TIED TO IT AND THEY WOULD GO ROUND AND ROUND TO MAKE THE CANE STRAIN OUT THE MOLASSES. MOLASSES WAS EATEN WITH FRESH BUTTER AND HOT BISCUITS. CAKES WERE MADE WITH MOLASSES INSTEAD OF SUGAR. MY MOTHER MADE MANY MOLASSES CAKES..NOW LET'S WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE.
(4 ratings)
yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
Ingredients For old fashioned molasses cake
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1 1/2 call-purpose flour
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11/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspcinnamon, ground
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1/2 tspground ginger
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1/4 tspground cloves
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1/4 tspsalt
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1egg, beaten
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1/2 cbutter, melted
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1 cmolasses
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1/2 chot water
How To Make old fashioned molasses cake
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1PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES, GREASE A SQUARE 9X9 INCH BAKING PAN, SIFT FLOUR, SODA, SPICES AND SALT, SET ASIDE.
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2IN A LARGE BOWEL WITH ELECTRIC MIXER, BEAT EGG, BUTTER, MOLASSES AND WATER UNTIL COMBINED. ADD FLOUR MIXTURE AND BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH.
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3POUR INTO GREASED PAN AND BAKE 30 TO 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL TOOTH PICK COMES INSERTED IN THE CENTER, COMES OUT CLEAN.
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4COOL PARTIALLY IN PAN ON RACK. CUT INTO SQUARES AND SERVE WHILE WARM.
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