⅔ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
3 squares bitter chocolate
2 eggs
¾ cup sour milk
1½ cups sifted enriched flour
Heat oven to 375° F. (moderate). Cream together first five ingredients. Stir in molasses. Melt chocolate over hot water; add to shortening-sugar, etc., mixture. Beat in eggs. Add sour milk alternately with flour (about ⅓ of each at a time). Bake 25 minutes or until done in 2 well-greased, lightly floured, round, 8-inch, layer cake pans. Cool; frost as desired.
YIELD: 12 servings.
OLD FASHIONED FRUIT CAKE
(heavy with fruit)
2½ lbs. (6¼ cups) raisins, cut in half