Recipes for Molasses Cake



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Recipes for Molasses Cake


Molasses Layer Cake

   Ingredients required
2 egg yolks
4 tbsp shortening
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoons soda
1/4 teaspoons to salt

Preheat oven 375 degrees

Instructions for Molasses Layer Cake Recipe

   Beat egg yolks and shortening together. Add molasses and buttermilk. Sift together flour, soda and salt, add to the molasses mixture. Bake in 2 greased 8 inch layer cake pans for 30 minutes. To frost: beat egg whites to stiff and add 4 tablespoons of sugar in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

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Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup