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Dutch: Molasses Cake ( Stroop Koek )




Source of Recipe


� Genuine Holland Recipes,� compiled by the Moonlight Mission Band (Pella, Iowa; 1937)


List of Ingredients




1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lard or butter
1 cup dark molasses or sorghum
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup buttermilk

Orange Peel Mixture:
Rinds of three oranges
1⁄2 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup scant molasses



Recipe



Orange Peel: Cut rinds very fine. Add 1/2 cup water and allow to cook a few minutes. Drain, add molasses, sugar and half the water. Cook slowly until liquid has boiled down. Set aside.

Mix all ingredients, including orange peel, together in a large bowl. Bake in slow oven (300 F) from 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Spread with butter when serving. Excellent with cheese spread.