Holiday Cake

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. flour
• 2 lbs. treacle
• 1/4 lb. sugar
• 6 oz. butter
• 1 oz. powdered ginger
• 1 oz. carraway seeds
• 1/2 oz. sweet pepper
• large teaspoonful of baking soda
• boiling water (enough to mix ingredients, varies based upon personal preference)
• baking pan

Directions

1. Mix flour, butter, powdered ginger, carraway seeds, sweet pepper, treacle, sugar, and soda together with boiling water.
2. Pour mixture into baking pan.
3. In a slow oven, bake for 2.5 hours. 

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Amber Lafay Sellers
Louisiana Anthology
January 5, 2020