Minna Canth's Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 200 ml sugar
• 400 ml whipping cream, whipped
• 600 ml all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 200 ml treacle
• 4 tablespoons melted butter

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 175 C.

2. 2

   Grease and flour a 2 litre cake pan (I use a Bundt pan).

3. 3

   Whip eggs with sugar until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add the whipped cream to the egg mixture, mix to combine.

5. 5

   In a separate bowl, combine the flour with baking soda and the spices.

6. 6

   Add dry ingredient mixture alternately with the molasses, mixing well after each addition.

7. 7

   Finally, add the melted butter, mix to combine.

8. 8

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 175 C for 30 minutes.

9. 9

   After the first 30 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 150 C and bake for further 20-30 minutes, or until cake tests done.