Lois' Dutch Sorghum Cake

Name: Lois' Dutch Sorghum Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Ingredients: 1 c sugar; 1 c shortening; 1 c sorghum syrup; 3 large eggs; 3 c all purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 c buttermilk; 1 c raisins; 1 c chopped dates; 1 c chopped toasted pecans; coffee glaze

By Hannah Baisdon
@hbaisdon

I don't care for Sorghum but this cake sounds good with the coffee glaze

Rating:

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Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 50 Min

Ingredients

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1 c

sugar
1 c

shortening
1 c

sorghum syrup
3 large

eggs
3 c

all purpose flour
1 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

ground ginger
1 tsp

ground cinnamon
1 c

buttermilk
1 c

raisins
1 c

chopped dates
1 c

chopped toasted pecans
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coffee glaze

How to Make Lois' Dutch Sorghum Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 325. Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy. Stop mixer and add sorghum; beat just until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time until blended after each addition.
Combine dry ingredients alternate with buttermilk. Stir in pecans, rasins and dates. Spoon onto 2 greased 9 inch square pans. Bake at 325 for 32-37 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before topping with the coffee glaze.
Whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 1/2 Tablespoons of strong coffee until smooth. Makes about 1/3 cup

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