-FOR THE CAKE-
1/2 c Margarine or shortening
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 Well beaten egg
1 c Dark molasses
2 1/2 c Sifted cake flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Ginger
1 ts Cinnamon
For the Cake:; (cont)
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Hot water
FOR THE TOPPING
3 Peeled and sliced apples
1/2 c Brown sugar
2 ts Butter
1 Cream together the margarine and sugar until fluffy. Add the beaten egg
and molasses and blend well. Sift the dry ingredients three times and add,
alternately with the hot water, to the creamed mixture, beating the mix
until smooth after each addition of flour.
2 Arrange the topping of apples, sugar and butter in the bottom of the
dish, spoon on the molasses cake mix and bake in the preheated oven for 50
minutes.
Yields
1 servings