- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 3/4 cup light molasses
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a shallow (or, tea cake) pan.
- Cream butter; gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add whole egg and egg yolk one at a time and beat until mixture is puffy light.
- Measure molasses into milk. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients and liquid alternately to first mixture, mixing until smooth.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite confectioner's icing. Cut into 1 x 2 inch slices.