Serve warm with ice cream, frosted with cream cheese, or all by its lonesome. This cake is always a treat.
Ingredients
- shortening: 0.5 cup
- packed brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- molasses: 1 cup
- eggs: 2 piece
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
- ground cloves: 0.5 tsp
- ground ginger: 1 tsp
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- hot, brewed coffee: 1 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Sift together salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, flour, and baking soda.
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Cream shortening and sugar gradually, then add molasses and eggs. Mix in sifted ingredients. Stir in hot coffee; batter will be thin.
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Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool.
