Bake from 15 to 20 minutes more in a moderately hot oven with steady heat; when baked the top of the cake should be a light fawn color and texture of cake light and fine grained.
Mary was told by her Aunt that any sponge cake was improved by the addition of a teaspoon of butter, causing the sponge cake to resemble pound cake in texture.
CHEAP "MOLASSES GINGER BREAD"
- 1 cup New Orleans molasses.
- 1 cup sugar.
- ½ cup shortening (lard and butter mixed).
- 1 cup hot water.
- 1 large teaspoonful soda dissolved in the one cup of hot water.
- 1 teaspoonful of ginger.
- ½ teaspoonful of cinnamon.
- 1 quart of flour.
Stir sugar and shortening together. Add molasses, beat all thoroughly, then add hot water and flour. Stir hard. Bake in two layer pans in quick oven about 30 minutes. Use cake while fresh.