Oude Dame Koek - Old Lady Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 cup molasses (either light or medium)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons anise seed, crushed
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/2 cups sour milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300f and lightly grease a tube pan.
• 2 sift dry ingredients together very well.
• 3 cream butter and sugar together.
• 4 add egg, molasses and anise seed; beat thoroughly.
• 5 add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternatively with the sour milk.
• 6 pour into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until cake tests done.