Ingefærkage

Description
Serves 2

Ingredients

 * 1 cup soft butter
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 cup molasses
 * 2 teaspoons baking soda
 * 1 cup sour milk
 * 2½ cups flour
 * 1 teaspoon ginger
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 * 1 teaspoon allspice
 * 4 eggs -- beaten

Directions

 * 1) Cream butter and sugar well.
 * 2) Stir in molasses and mix well.
 * 3) Stir soda into the sour milk. (To turn sweet milk sour quickly, and 1½ tablespoons of lemon juice or 1⅓ tablespoons of vinegar to lukewarm sweet milk. Let stand a few minutes to sour before you use it).
 * 4) Add milk alternately to the creamed mixture with the sifted dry ingredients and the eggs.
 * 5) Beat well after each addition of the beaten eggs.
 * 6) Pour into 2 greased and floured baking pans (9 × 12).
 * 7) Bake 45 to 55 minutes in a preheated 325ºF oven.
 * 8) Serve plain or warm with your favorite hard sauce.