Ah, yes! The Old-Fashioned Molasses Cake – rich, spiced, and full of warm, nostalgic comfort. While molasses cakes are more traditionally associated with American and British baking, there’s a lovely overlap with old-world Hungarian spice cakes and mézeskalács (spiced honey cakes), especially when made with dark molasses or honey. So let’s marry those traditions a little and make a Hungarian-inspired molasses spice cake with a beautiful old-fashioned touch. 🇭🇺
🍰 Old-Fashioned Molasses Cake (Hungarian-Inspired)
This soft and moist cake is infused with warming spices, the deep sweetness of molasses, and a tender crumb that gets better by the day. It’s perfect for holidays, tea time, or cozy afternoons.
📝 Ingredients
- 1 cup (240ml) molasses (unsulphured, dark)
- 1 cup (200g) brown sugar
- ½ cup (120g) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 2½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (240ml) hot water
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: ¼ tsp ground black pepper (for a true old-world kick!)