24 blackstrap molasses cake Recipes

unsalted butter (16 tbsp or 2 sticks), softened, light brown sugar, eggs, dark molasses (not blackstrap), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, gingerbread house templates , recipe follows, sugar , plus more as needed, egg whites, heavy cardboard base for the house, pastry bag with a medium plain tip and a small plain tip, frosted shredded mini-wheats for the roof, as needed, tootsie rolls for a fence, as needed, white hershey kisses for roof top spikes, as needed, candy canes for a lamp post outside the door, as needed, granulated sugar for snow drifts, as needed, necco wafers for a cobblestone path, as needed, marshmallows , for snow man, pretzel sticks, for snowman arms, as needed, whole cloves, for snowman eyes, graham crackers to build a shed, as needed, assorted candy such as gum drops , peppermint drops, m & m s, white chocolate chips, red hots, non-pareils or snow caps, silver dragees, green mint jelly leaves, life savers, and animal crackers

unsalted butter, melted, egg, lightly beaten, sugar, dark molasses (not blackstrap), water, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon, unsalted butter, apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4-inch thick, light brown sugar , packed

unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, light brown sugar, egg, dark molasses (not blackstrap), pure vanilla extract, cake flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, more confectioners sugar, milk, egg white, raisins , as needed, white chocolate chips , as needed, various food coloring, various colors of sanding sugar, equipment : pastry bag fitted with small, round tip; cookie cutters in the shape of gingerbread men and women, dreidels, christmas tree ornaments, and snowflakes; wire, string or yarn for stringing