2 1/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/4 ts Ground Ginger
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 ts Baking Soda
1/4 c Butter
1/2 c Brown Sugar
2 Large Apples
1/2 c Shortening
3 tb Sugar
1 Egg
1 c Molasses
1 c Boiling Water
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. Sift together flour, spices and baking soda.
3. In a 10 ” cast iron skillet, melt the butter. 4. Sprinkle the sugar
evenly over it. 5. Peel and core apples, slice them. 6. Arrange apples,
overlapping on top of sugar. 7. With electric mixer at medium speed, beat
together the
shortening, sugar and the egg until very creamy. 8. Combine the molasses
and the water 9. At low speed add the flour and molasses mix alternating to
the to eggmix. Beat well after each addition. 10.Spoon batter over
apples and bake 45 minutes or until done. 11.Loosen around the edges with
spatula; invert onto plate;
let stand 3-4 minutes, then remove from skillet. 12.Serve warm with soft
ginger icecream.
Out of “Who’s Who Cooks”
Yields
1 Cake