Molasses Cake

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and maintains creaminess.

molasses

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Maple syrup is lighter in flavor, while honey is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while cake flour gives a lighter texture.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free, while margarine is often less expensive.

Put milk in a bowl first to catch the cake mix.

Add one stick of room temperature salted butter to the milk.

Add cake mix to the bowl after the liquids.

Add three room temperature eggs to the mixture.

Pour in one and three quarter cups of molasses (or up to two cups as preferred).

Blend all the ingredients together until well combined.

Grease a bundt cake pan and dust it with flour.

Pour the batter into the greased and floured bundt cake pan.

Wiggle the pan to distribute the batter evenly.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for 55 to 60 minutes.

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