Molasses Cake
Medium Chinese Dessert

Molasses Cake

Total Time
36 min
15m prep · 21m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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Serve warm with ice cream, frosted with cream cheese, or all by its lonesome. This cake is always a treat.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cups shortening
  • 0.5 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup hot , brewed coffee

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sift together salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, flour, and baking soda.

  2. 2

    Cream shortening and sugar gradually, then add molasses and eggs. Mix in sifted ingredients. Stir in hot coffee; batter will be thin.

  3. 3

    Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool.

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