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Gingerbread Cake

Recipe from 1942 Kitchen Craft advertising

2 1/2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1 cup sugar

1 cup salad oil 

1 cup molasses

1 cup boiling water

2 eggs


Sift flour, measure; sift again with baking soda, salt and spices.

Combine sugar, salad oil and molasses; add boiling water; stir until well mixed.

Add dry ingredients gradually, beating well after each addition.

Add well-beaten eggs.

Bake in well-greased square pan (8x8x2) in moderate oven (350˚F) 40 minutes or until gingerbread is done.

** Use a bigger pan, this is a big cake