Molasses Pound Cake Recipe
Molasses Pound Cake Recipe
½ cup shortening ½ cup sugar 5 large egg yolks ½ cup molasses 2 cups cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cloves 2/3 cup milk
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 ¼ “ x 5 ¼ “ x 2 ½ “ loaf pan. Cream together the shortening and sugar; add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each. Add molasses; mix well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; add alternately with the milk to the creamed mixture. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour.Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then turn the cake out onto a wire rack to completely cool. If desired top with frosting or glaze.
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