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Sticky Ginger Cake

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
2 cups flour
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup golden raisins
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons warm milk

sweet butter
Gouda or Swiss cheese

Set oven at moderately low (325F). 

Grease and flour an eight-inch springform pan.  Cream butter in a
bowl, add sugar and beat until light and soft.  Beat in the eggs,
one at a time, and the molasses.  Sift flour with salt and ginger
and, using a metal spoon, fold them into the egg mixture with the
golden raisins.

Dissolve the baking soda in the milk and carefully stir into the
cake mixture.  Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake in
heated oven for about 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted into the
center of the cake comes out clean.

Cool the cake in the pan, turn it out and cut into wedges.  Spread
these generously with sweet butter and insert a slice of Gouda or
Swiss cheese.  Reshape into a cake and serve with crisp dessert
apples.

Printable version: sticky-ginger.txt.