Homemade Molasses Cake Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with water, mixing well after each addition., Transfer to a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares; garnish with whipped topping.

AMISH SHOOFLY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix brown sugar, flour, and butter with a pastry blender until you have fine crumbs.
• Reserve two cups of the crumbs for the top.
• Combine the boiling water and baking soda, then add the molasses and salt. Mix well.
• Mix the molasses mixture with the remaining crumbs. And pour this into a greased 9x13" baking dish.
• Starting at the edges, scatter the reserved 2 cups of crumbs over the top.
• Bake for about 45 - 50 minutes. Cool and enjoy.

MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, flour, and baking soda.
• Cream shortening and sugar gradually, then add molasses and eggs. Mix in sifted ingredients. Stir in hot coffee; batter will be thin.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool.

OLD FASHIONED MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES, GREASE A SQUARE 9X9 INCH BAKING PAN, SIFT FLOUR, SODA, SPICES AND SALT, SET ASIDE.IN A LARGE BOWEL WITH ELECTRIC MIXER, BEAT EGG, BUTTER, MOLASSES AND WATER UNTIL COMBINED. ADD FLOUR MIXTURE AND BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH. POUR INTO GREASED PAN AND BAKE 30 TO 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL TOOTH PICK COMES INSERTED IN THE CENTER, COMES OUT CLEAN. COOL PARTIALLY IN PAN ON RACK. CUT INTO SQUARES AND SERVE WHILE WARM. THIS IS AN OLD RECIPE.

MOLASSES POUND CAKE WITH A DOUGHNUT GLAZE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F and grease and flour a 10 cup tube or bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk flours, baking powder and soda.
• In a small bowl whisk the milk and molasses.
• In a large bowl, cream butter with white and brown sugars. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in the vanilla. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake for about an hour, until the top springs back when lightly touched and the cake is beginning to pull away from the side of the pan.
• Cool in pan for about 10 minutes then remove from pan and set to cool. When cooled, drizzle over the glaze.

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes.
• 2. Beat in egg.
• 3. Beat in molasses.
• 4. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt.
• 5. Add to butter mixture alternately with water, mixing well after each addition.
• 6. Transfer to a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• 7. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 8. Cool on a wire rack.
• 9. Cut into squares; garnish with whipped topping.

MOLASSES SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites to form moist peaks. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup white sugar and salt. Beat until very stiff and shiny.
• Beat egg yolks and 1/4 cup white sugar together until very light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, grated lemon rind and lemon juice. Stir in cake flour. Fold meringue gently into batter. Pour batter into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Remove cake from oven, and invert until cool. Loosen edges, and remove cake from pan.

MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together brown sugar and butter.
• Add molasses and baking soda disolved in hot water.
• Add dry ingredients to mixture. Beat well.
• Put into greased, floured 9x9x2 inch pan,
• Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.
• The following may also be added to this recipe- rasins, chopped nuts or candied fruit for fruit cake.

ANGEL MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, beat thoroughly.
• Blend in molasses, beaten eggs and milk.
• Carefully mix in sifted flour, baking soda, ginger and salt.
• Pour in 8" square pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes.

HOMEMADE MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine 3 T. of ground flax seed and 1/3 cup water. Allow the mixture to thicken.
• In a medium size bowl, combine 3/4 cup brewed coffee, 3/4 cup melted coconut oil and 3/4 cup molasses. Stir in 1 1/4 cup dark brown sugar and set the bowl aside.
• In a larger bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 1/2 cups white flour, 3 tsp. baking soda, 3 tsp. cinnamon, 1 T. ground ginger and 3/4 tsp. salt.
• Pour your wet molasses mixture into your flour mixture and whisk into a batter.
• Into the batter, stir in your set up flax seed mixture and 3/4 cup pumpkin puree.
• Pour the finished batter into a greased 13x9 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Serve warm or chilled with whipped cream.