Molasses Apple Cake With Fluffy Topping Recipes

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.

BEST MOIST APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Whisk oil, white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture; fold apples and 1 1/2 cups walnuts into batter. Pour batter into a 10x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is set, about 1 hour. Pierce surface of cake in several places with a large fork.
• Stir brown sugar, butter, and milk together in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils, about 2 1/2 minutes. Sprinkle 1/2 cup walnuts over hot cake and pour brown sugar mixture over the top.

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.

APPLE MOLASSES SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8-inch square pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In small bowl, mix 1 3/4 cups of the flour, the baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. In medium bowl, beat brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. On low speed, beat in molasses. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with 1/2 cup buttermilk, beating after each addition just until smooth. Mix remaining 1/4 cup flour and the apples. Fold into batter. Pour into pan.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
• In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 2 tablespoons buttermilk and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth. Frost cake. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg, if desired. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

MOLASSES APPLE CAKE WITH FLUFFY TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Simmer the apples in the molasses until tender and cool.
• Melt the shortening in the hot water.
• Sift all the dry ingredients together and slowly add water mixture, stirring constantly to keep smooth. Stir in the molasses and apples.
• Pour into a greased 9x9 pan and bake for 1/2 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• NOTE: The original recipe did not specify a pan size. This was just a guess as the serving size (which was mentioned) is 8-12.
• TOPPING: Whip the cream. Add the dry ingredients and fold in the molasses. Spread on top of cake and sprinkle with nuts if desired.

APPLES WITH CAKE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a six-cup cakepan or casserole dish with a little of the melted butter.
• Mix apples, brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, rum and raisins together and spread in a pan.
• Sift flours, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• Beat eggs until thick. Gradually beat in all but one tablespoon of the sugar. Stir in the dry ingredients, mixing only until they are combined. Spread batter over apples in the baking dish.
• Drizzle the remaining melted butter over the batter and sprinkle with reserved tablespoon of sugar.
• Bake about 45 minutes, until puffed and browned. As they cook, the apples may sputter a bit so it is a good idea to place sheet of aluminum foil in the bottom of the oven to catch the drippings. And, as with almost any apple dessert, some ice cream or whipped cream is delicious on the side.

SIMPLE MOLASSES SPICE CAKE WITH ORANGE MARMALADE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 9- inch square cake pan. Line the pan's bottom with parchment; butter the parchment.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix, milk, eggs, molasses, walnuts, raisins, and orange zest. (Note the nuts and raisins are optional.).
• With an electric mixer, beat on low for 2 minutes. Beat on high for 4 minutes.
• Scrape batter into the prepared pan; bake 16-20 minutes, or until the center of the cake springs back when lightly pressed. Let cake cool down a-bit (just enough so that it can be easily handled); carefully turn cake out onto a wire rack, remove parchment, and turn right side up. Spoon marmalade over WARM cake. Let cake continue to cool on wire rack. Transfer to your favorite cake pedestal and crown each serving with a dollop of whipped cream topping and a sprinkling of fresly ground nutmeg. (This cake is flavorful enough to be serve unadorned, or If desired, sprinkle with sifted confectioners sugar instead of the marmalade and whipped topping.).
• Cook's Tip: Prior to topping with orange marmalade, cake can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for up to 1 day.

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE CAKE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH TOPPING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in chopped apple; set aside., In a 7-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, melt butter and chips with brown sugar over medium heat. Stir in sliced apple. Spoon and spread batter over apple mixture. , Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.