Dutch Stroophock (Molasses Cake)
Ingredients
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1/4 cbutter, room temperature
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 cmolasses
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1 cwater, boiling
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1 1/2 call purpose flour
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1/2 tspallspice, ground
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1/2 tspground cloves
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 largeegg, beaten
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1/2 craisin
How to Make Dutch Stroophock (Molasses Cake)
- In a large bowl add butter, sugar, and molasses. Pour boiling water over that and mix real well.
- In another bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and all the spices.
- Add the 1/2 of the dry ingredients into the wet and mix well and then add the rest of the dry ingredients.
- Add the beaten egg mix until its fully incorporated into batter. Stir in the raisins.
- Pour into a well greased baking pan 9x9x2 and bake at 375 for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.