The cake will keep at room temperature, covered, for up to three days. — From Jason Schreiber’s “Fruit Cake” (William Morrow; $32.50) For more food and drink coverage ...

Every week, we’re spotlighting a different food blogger who’s shaking up the blogosphere with tempting recipes and knockout photography. Below, Alejandra Ramos of Always Order Dessert makes a ...

Light molasses and four warm ground spices — white pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger — deliver festive flavor in every bite of this sponge-like cake. 11. Kim-Joy's Ginger, Pecan, and Salted ...

1. To make the cake. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil and flour the bottoms of two 8-inch round cake pans. 2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the brown sugar and butter ...

Molasses Raisin Cake. Serves 12-16. 2/3 cup shortening. 1 cup brown sugar. 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk (1 tablespoon vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup) ...

In terms of calories from fat, there are good cakes and there are bad cakes. Generally, if a recipe for an unfrosted cake calls for 1/2 cup or less of butter, margarine or shortening, and produces ...

A backpacker emerges from a wooden trail atop a molasses crumb cake to find a disturbingly large footprint. For my oldest brother’s birthday this month, I mixed my love of Legos and baking to re ...

White rum, orange liqueur and pomegranate juice add flavor and moisture to this modern soaked cake from best-selling cookbook author Jason Schreiber.

3 tablespoons of hot water. 3/4 teaspoon of ground cloves. ½ teaspoons of ginger. 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Sift together: flour, baking soda, spices, salt, and sugar in your mixing bowl.

The Violet ginger cake is made with freshly grated ginger, cloves, earthy molasses and cinnamon. I love the taste of cloves, but only when you can barely detect it, as a subtle supporting act.