LAFAYETTE GINGER CAKE
This is frosted with a strawberry cheese frosting. This recipe is from an old Ladies Home Journal Dessert cookbook.
Provided by sweetcakes
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Heat the molasses, butter, sugar, milk, and coffee until sugar is dissolved.
- Sift the flour, spices, and cream of tartar together.
- Beat the eggs until extremely thick.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture alternately with the eggs.
- Add the soda to the last addition of flour.
- Next add the orange juice and rind.
- Mix and pour into a 13x9x2-inch pan lined on the bottom with wax paper.
- Sprinkle with crystallized ginger and bake in a 350* oven for about 40 minutes.
- Cool and frost.
- Frosting:.
- Moisten the cheese with a little cream or sourcream.
- Blend in the sugar.
- Spread cake with jam and cover with the cheese mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.7, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 44.5, Sodium 138.2, Carbohydrate 35.4, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 17.9, Protein 3.3
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