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Jennifer Jones' Sour Cream Molasses Cake

Source of Recipe

Jennifer Jones


List of Ingredients

- 1/2 cup shortening
– 1/4 cup sugar
– 1/2 cup molasses
– 1 egg, beaten
– 1 cup sifted flour
– 1 teaspoon allspice
– 1/2 taspoon salt
– 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
– 1/2 cup sour cream




Recipe

Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses; mix well. Add egg; mix well. Mix and sift flour, allspice, salt and baking soda; add alternately with sour cream to molasses mixture. Bake in 2 greased and floured 8-inch layer cake pans in moderate oven, 350 degrees, 25-30 min.



-- FROSTING---


- 2 egg whites
– 1/2 cup light corn syrup
– 1/2 cup light molasses


Put egg whites, corn syrup and molassees in top of double boiler. Set over boiling water. Cook, beating constantly with rotary egg beater for 7-9 minutes, or until frosting will stand in soft peaks. Makes enough frosting to fill and frost two 8-inch cake layers.