I inherited an old cookbook that I’ll be using to see what kind of desserts they used to eat before the invention of the electric oven.
I chose the recipe for poverty cake as my first victim because it looked pretty simple.
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Poverty Cake recipe.
Mix together half a cupful of molasses, half a cupful of sugar, one egg and two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. When these are beaten together thoroughly add one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in half a cupful of cold water, cinnamon or ginger to taste, and one and a half cupfuls of flour. Bake in a shallow pan in a moderate oven for about thirty minutes.
Good, in spite of the name!
Poverty Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 cups All purpose flour
Instructions
- Prep an 8" cake pan by lining the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Beat the molasses, sugar, egg, and butter together thoroughly.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the water and add to the mixture.
- Add the spices and the flour, beat thoroughly to incorporate all the ingredients.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes at 350F.
- Cool completely on a rack and depan the cake.
Notes
(For another recipe from this cookbook check out these gingersnaps!)
So it wasn’t so bad for something with that name. Give it a try!
And if you’re looking for a decadent yeast roll recipe, click here.
