Ingredients

  1. 1 cup sugar
  2. 1 cup dark molasses
  3. 1 cup vegetable oil
  4. 3 eggs
  5. ¾ teaspoon salt
  6. 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  7. 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  8. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  9. 2 cups all purpose flour
  10. 2 teaspoons baking soda
  11. 1 cup boiling water

Directions

Preheat the oven to350°F. Grease and lightly flour the baking pan.

Put the sugar, molasses, oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. In another bowl, combine the salt, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, flour, and baking soda and stir with a fork until well mixed. Stir into the first mixture. Add the boiling water and beat briskly until smooth. This is a thin batter. Pour into the pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm.