Molasses Cake Recipe
Item
Title
Molasses Cake Recipe
Type
Text
Creator
Deborah Szmodis
Description
This recipe for Molasses Cake is handwritten in pencil on the back of a scrap paper from the Bethlehem Steel, where the creator’s father-in-law worked. The paper is stained and folded down the center.
Transcription (front):
Molasses Cake
4 c flour
2 ½ c brown sugar
1 c margarine } make crumbs reserve 1 ½ c for top
2 c. boiling water
2 t. baking soda
1 c molasses } mix + add to first mix stir well
Pour into greased + floured 9/13
pan. mix is thin. sprinkle
crumbs on top. Bake 350° 45 min
Transcription (back):
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Research Department
Safety + Quality + Service = Better Job Security
Transcription (front):
Molasses Cake
4 c flour
2 ½ c brown sugar
1 c margarine } make crumbs reserve 1 ½ c for top
2 c. boiling water
2 t. baking soda
1 c molasses } mix + add to first mix stir well
Pour into greased + floured 9/13
pan. mix is thin. sprinkle
crumbs on top. Bake 350° 45 min
Transcription (back):
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Research Department
Safety + Quality + Service = Better Job Security
Format
Paper, 5.5 x 4 inches
Language
English
Place
Pennsylvania—Northampton
Contributor
Paige Szmodis
Relation
Subject
Recipes
Baking
Desserts
Cake
Bethlehem (Pa.)
Baking
Desserts
Cake
Bethlehem (Pa.)