Gingerbread Cakes
Category: Virginia Recipes
Sift together
- 10 cups flour
- 2 tbsp. ginger
- 1 nutmeg grated
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup cream
Blend the butter into the flour. Heat the molasses, sugar and cream together. Add the hot liquid to the flour. Knead to a smooth stiff dough. Roll thin and cut into large round cakes. Bake at 400° F. for about eight minutes.