Molasses Pound Cake
A dish that leans on butter and sugar.
contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs
Ingredients
US
Metric
- ⅔ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅔ cup milk
- ⅔ cup molasses
- 2⅛ cups flour
- ¾ teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon clove
- ¼ teaspoon mace
- ½ cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces
- ⅓ cup citron, thinly sliced and cut in strips
Make it lactose-friendly
- ⅔ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
- ⅔ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
Steps
- Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, eggs well beaten, and milk and molasses. Mix and sift flour with soda and spices, and add to first mixture, then add fruit. Bake in small buttered tins from twenty-five to thirty minutes in a moderate oven. This recipe makes twenty-four little cakes.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 473 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.1 g |
| Fat | 17.6 g |
| Carbs | 74.7 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Sodium | 43 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States