{"id":35877,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/old-fashioned-molasses-cake\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:03:17","slug":"old-fashioned-molasses-cake","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/old-fashioned-molasses-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Molasses Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

This old-fashioned molasses cake is just one of the many molasses-based recipes<\/a> we have on Taste Recipes<\/em>. It\u2019s simpler than most, taking only a few minutes to put into the oven, and it\u2019s a very frugal recipe. Aside from an egg, everything else in the bowl is a durable, long-lasting pantry item.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the beauty of molasses. In the days before sugar was cheap and widely available, molasses was the working person\u2019s main sweetener (especially in the Northeast). It\u2019s still a fine ingredient for baking, with its bold color and distinctive flavor, and this cake makes a good showpiece for its virtues.<\/p>\n

Molasses Cake Ingredients<\/h2>\n