Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 4 Cups Flour sifted
• 1 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar 
• 1 Cup Molasses
• 1/2 Cup Sour Milk
• 1 tsp Soda
• 3 Eggs
• 1 tsp Ginger
• 1 tsp Spice
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Cloves
• 1 tsp Mace

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl mix flour, sugar, ginger, spice, cinnamon, cloves and mace. 
2. In another mixing bowl mix brown sugar, butter, molasses, sour milk, soda, and eggs. 
3. Slowly mix in flour mixture until thoroughly combined. 
4. Divide mixture into two pans, and bake at 360 for 30 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed from the middle of the cake with no residue. 

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Kirsten Nugent
Louisiana Anthology
April 25, 2023