Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
Ingredients
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 Roberts Egg, beaten
2/3 cup molasses
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Roberts Buttermilk
Sweetened Whipped Cream
Preparation
Cream shortening and sugar together until fluffy; mix in beaten egg and molasses. Blend in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Pour mixture into a buttered and floured 8 x 8 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center tests clean. Serve with mounds of Sweetened Whipped Cream.
Yield: 1-8 inch cake layer
Special note: we no longer distribute eggs or margarine, but have left the recipes as originally printed to maintain their integrity.