One of my favorite memories are of winter days spent ice skating on the pond, followed by evening gatherings at my aunts where she treated us to hot fudge cake and ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 chocolate squares
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 egg whites
- Start by creaming the butter, add sugar and continue creaming.
- Melt chocolate squares
- In separate bowl, beat egg yolks until stiff
- Add melted chocolate, egg yolks, molasses, milk, hot water, flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla and beat for two minutes.
- Add stiffly beaten egg whites and blend.
- Fill well buttered muffin pans until half-full and bake at moderate temperature for 25 min.
- Serve hot as a dessert and add whipped cream (optional)