2&1/2 cups plain flour, 1 cup butter, 1 cup treacle, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup (scant) hot water, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1&1/2 teaspoons spice, 2 level teaspoons bicarb. soda dissolved in the water (1 cup sultanas may be added if liked).
Method: Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add well-beaten eggs, then treacle, soda, and water, lastly sifted flour, ginger, and spice. Bake in a flat dish for 40 minutes at 350 deg. to begin, lowering to 320 deg.
Source: contributed by Mrs. V. A. Robinson (Mannararie) in The South Australian Country Women's Association Calendar of Cakes: A Cake a Day for 365 Days (Kent Town: S.A.C.WA.; 11th edition, 1973), 'June 8'.
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