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Southern Molasses Cake Recipe

Image of Southern Molasses Cake Recipe
  • icons/brand/timer copy 2 Created with Sketch. Cook Time: 45 Minutes
  • icons/brand/silverware copy Created with Sketch. Yield: 12 Servings
  • A cake for all occasions.

Ingredients

  • 2 C. enriched flour (sifted)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Cream of Tartar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
  • 1/2 C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp lemon rind (grated)
  • 1/2 C. Grandma’s® Original Molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 C. milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375˚ F.Grease and lightly flour two 8-inch cake pans.
  2. Sift together flour, salt, cream of tartar and cinnamon.
  3. Cream together shortening, sugar, baking soda and lemon rind. Add molasses.
  4. Stir in 1/2 cup flour mixture. Beat in eggs. Add milk alternately with remaining flour mixture (about 1/3 of each at a time). Beat 1/2 minute.
  5. Bake 25 minutes or until done. 
  6. Cool; frost if desired.