Golden Spice Cake

A dish that gets its character from butter and brown sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • Yolks 4 eggs
  • ½ cup molasses
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2¼ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon soda
  • ½ teaspoon clove
  • ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • Few grains cayenne
  • Few gratings lemon rind
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ½ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, egg and yolks of eggs well beaten, molasses, milk, flour, mixed and sifted with spices, cayenne, and lemon rind. Bake in a moderate oven one hour, and cover with White Mountain Cream .
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories484
Protein6.7 g
Fat17.3 g
Carbs76.3 g
Fiber1.6 g
Sodium145 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States