Molasses Cake Bars

Name: Molasses Cake Bars
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 16 bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup light brown sugar or granulated sugar (I use brown sugar); 1/2 cup molasses; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 / 2 cup water; Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Married to Job @marriedtojob20

California, United States

These cake bars are good to enjoy with tea, milk or coffee. The coffee, cinnamon and the cloves flavor are tempting😋

Married to Job @marriedtojob20

California, United States

These cake bars are good to enjoy with tea, milk or coffee. The coffee, cinnamon and the cloves flavor are tempting😋

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Ingredients

40-50 minutes

16 bars

1/2 cupunsalted butter, softened
1/2 cuplight brown sugar or granulated sugar (I use brown sugar)
1/2 cupmolasses
1egg
1 1/2 cupall purpose flour
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
1 teaspoonbaking powder
1 teaspooninstant coffee powder
1/2 teaspoonground cloves
1 teaspooncinnamon
1/ 2 cup water
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

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Steps

40-50 minutes

1

Preheat the oven 350 degrees F.
2

Grease 8x8x1.47 inch pan.
3

Sift together the dry ingredients (all porpuse flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ground cloves and cinnamon, instant coffee powder).
4

Cream shortening and sugar.
5

Add egg, beat well.
6

Mix in molasses and water.
7

Stir in the dry ingredients mixture into creamed mixture. Mix well.
8

Pour into greased pan. Bake for 35 minutes.
9

While the cake is stil warm, dust with confectioners’ sugar.
Let it cool for 10 minutes. Cut into 16 squares.