What kind of topping would y’all do for this cake or would you leave it naked?

Paula, I can hardly believe you are making this. This is a very old recipe...almost 200 years old. My Newfoundland grandmother used to make this. She was part of an Irish Community. It was in an old Newfoundland recipe book from 1958. It's actually called a gingerbread in the recipe book and says its well over a hundred years old at that time. My husband loves these. I make it into muffins as I think my grandma did. I sprinkle them with a little powdered sugar to make it pretty. My siblings and I used to call them Foxy Buns. LOL I dont know why we called them that, but thats what I remember. This recipe brings back such precious memories as my Grandmother baked this in a wood stove. I just love that I saw you making it. So happy you enjoyed. The recipe book had been in print & could be found on Amazon. It does come up there, but says to look on Abe books. A Google search shows you can download the book online at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Digital Initiative. Its a great recipe book called "A Treasury of Newfoundland Dishes" by Sally West. Lots of old recipes in there from the Grand Banks region. (Michael might know about the Grand Banks of Newfoundland) The Gingerbread recipe is on page 29. My Aunt was one of the contributors in the book. I think you would enjoy it. Anyway, thanks so much for sharing something from my own heritage!! Such a treat! Hugs! Sue 😊❤

IM 66 MOMS 83 ,I MADE THIS AS SOON AS IT POPPED UP ,,,SO HEAVENLY MOIST,,, MOM SAID IT REMINDS HER OF HER GRANDMOTHERS CAKE THAT SHE PUT FRIED APPLES WITH ,,,WE ARE IN KENTUCKY,, THIS CAKE IS SIMPLE, DELICIOUS,✨❤️✨

My grandmother used to make a molasses cake. But she was Cherokee. She said that every cake you bake you check it with a toothpick and it must be still crumbly on the toothpick. With her molasses cake she would lightly dust it with a powdered sugar and if she didn’t have that she would grind up regular pure cane sugar and dust it with that. And all of his grandkids standing in a huge line ready for this cake. My grandmother never knew anything about a cake box. My aunt she never used any type of cake box. They were all homemade everything and straight out of the garden. Thank you for bringing back memories to me. ♥️

Whenever I make a molasses cake, I usually serve it with applesauce or fresh whipped cream. I’m going to definitely make this!

Illinois here again. I like how you use your fingers. That’s how real people cook. I love to get my hands into bread and knead the dough. My arthritis stops me now and I just got a bread machine. Grandkids love that bread.

I could see maybe a type of banana or apple drizzle, just enough to not take away from the cake but give it another layer of flavor. This is now in my recipe book. Thank you Peter Mihagen and Paula Dean for sharing this recipe. God Bless. ✝️🙏🏻🇺🇸

lol....Texas always loves Paula and her 'cookin' crew !!!!! Im headed to Walmart to get the ingredients for this cake ....for the next Church Social Meal !!!!!!

Thank you Peter for sharing with Paula and Thank you Paula. That really looks great. I must make this for sure. Have a beautiful day you guys. Your the best!

Thank you for enjoying cooking the recipes sent in to you all. It’s so great to see how excited you all get when you’re trying someone else’s recipe. Especially when they come from a grandmother so much fun to watch.

I just want to say that I very much appreciated watching this recipe being made in real time instead of like those fast zippy ones with music in the background!

I am Irish and Polish. This looks awesome.

Thank you, thank you for stopping the recording so the cake could cool. Enjoyed seeing Paula enjoying the tasting!! 😀

I love a good moist cake with no icing! So I'd probably leave it naked!

Irish or not that is Gingerbread cake!! That cake is making me drool!🤤 I have an old old recipe for Gingerbread Cake and it just like one in your video, Paula. But I guess they can call it anything they want to but for me it’s gingerbread cake. I have to make some soon, there goes my diet!

I've a family recipe from Ireland, similar to this but we use treacle, Tates. Slightly different to molasses. Then maybe eat it with birds custard.

I could even see walnuts and dried apricots in this. Looks yummy!!

That cake looks so delicious Ms.Paula you did a wonderful job and it looks like it dont need no topping on it at all my favorite cake is chocolate and a butter pound cake .

You know, I was thinking how much I enjoy this format of filming real-time (mixing, stirring, looking for a fork in the drawer, etc) so much that I won’t enjoy the produced shows on tv like I used to.

I'm Irish and I've never heard of Molasses cake, but that's definitely a Gingerbread cake which we have here, and more likely made with treacle. I would just serve it warm with warm custard as a dessert. It was such a wet mixture I wondered if it would be ok but it looked great!

Add lemon sauce, or lemon curd mixed in with whipped cream. I grew up on this with lemon pudding!

Paula I just have to tell you that I love you dearly and if I ever get to meet you I'll be as excited as I would be if I were meeting Elvis who I love! Thank you for your wonderful recipes, us southern girls cook alike! I love hearing someone that talks like me! Love you Paula and I hope you have a wonderful day! By the way my sweet daddy used to call molasses motor oil, lol!

Hey there Miss Paula I love that it does remind me of a gingerbread cake. Hey I don’t know what you guys got to set your exposure on your camera but have Eddie check it because you get a lot of white glare and I even saw a beautiful rainbow from outside on probably your little crystals or something. So just wanted to let you know there’s a vertical glare on this video. Love you Miss Paula from here in Surfside Beach South Carolina

My Grandmother used to make a molasses cake & make a lemon sauce to pour over top just when served. My mouth is watering. Trouble is she didn't leave her recipe for the lemon sauce ,least we have never found it . LOL Thanks for sharing!

Will definitely try this. Sending Family to store for the FIXENS. I will use use whipped creme. LOVE the VIDEOS. Brings such Joy to these Hard times we are living in.

Oh, I can hardly wait to make this! It looks sooo good! I’ll bet it would be delicious with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla! 😍👍😄

I am headed to my kitchen right now to make this recipe! Yummy! I may make a lemon sauce or a caramel sauce to top each slice according to the taste of my family members, but it will also be good just plain. Loved your little rhyme at the end. :)

My grandma’s recipe is same. Great with lemon sauce, or hot chocolate sauce or whipped cream! Have enjoyed it for years!

Good Morning ! Ready for this cake recipe . You are a wonderful lady keep doing what you doing. I sure miss all your great cooking shows on television. But that ok at least I can still see you now on your new cooking channel here !

I LOVE molasses anything! My daddy's side of family is from Ireland. I have to try this cake!!!

My Mother use to make this exact same cake but she called it a syrup cake minus the ginger. We loved it with butter. Yummy

Love this Irish recipe☘️! Plain looks scrumptious but would also try a powdered sugar glaze w/vanilla. I do think a doily powdered sugar topping would pretty it up. Thanks for the video!

That looks really 😋 thanks so much

This Molasses cake looks SO good, I just want to reach through the video glass and grab me a slice!!! I have GOT to make THIS cake!!!! Yummo!!!!

This Irish Molasses Cake recipe looks so delicious Paula.

Paula, I love you. Miss seeing you. Met you several times in Sav. You kept me going through some difficult time and I know you don't even get that you have that power. Bless you.

That recipe reminds me of my family recipe we call it a stack cake or a stack pie I might try some apple butter that's what we use in a stack cake

I need this cake in my life! 😋 🤤 😋

I LOVE how Paula says the word "oil"

I ❤ Paula Deen recipes ! I am from Brazil.

Wonderful video -- will have to give this molasses cake a try. You made me hungry, Miss Paula! LOL. God bless.

This looked so good Paula❤️❤️❤️

Definitely making this💜

Have been making that receipe for years. My 1954 Westinghouse "Betty Furness" cookbook has the receipe. Whipped cream for sure! When it's special, I cover cake with paper doily, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. The cookbook calls it gingerbread.

Thanks Paula for a not-so-sweet cake. Looks super.

I made this today. Oh my goodness! So easy and sooooo good! I love your videos so much! Hugs from Macon GA! ❤

It's like a black magic cake. No icing needed

No icing....Maybe just put some confectionary sugar on top for decoration.

Tell Peter thanks and if she's still living to give his Nana a great big hug.

I think I would try a brown sugar icing on that cake. Just a thin layer though!

Gingerbread! Nekked. Before you said it. You are so real Paula. I feel like I'm hanging out in your kitchen. Best dishes yall. You look natural & pretty.

Greetings from one of your biggest fans...NEVER made a recipe of yours and regretted it...Matter of fact, your tomato pie is in the oven for supper except I used gouda, mozzarella, and dash of cheddar with Italian seasoning instead of basil--not a fan of basil--I hear people screaming, but please don't hate me! I do have a question, but it's neither the molasses cake or tomato pie--it's the "off the chain" squash casserole..while our fresh squash is plentiful, can this casserole be made and frozen for winter months..I would be ever so grateful for your time in answering...May you be blessed "going out and coming in"...regards, Debra Chandler, Saint Matthews, South Carolina...

Yes, it is yummy! Definitely a keeper!

Looks good, wry sweet and probably a lot like gingerbread!

For highly spiced sorghum, molasses, ginger cakes, bars or cookies, a maple or vanilla icing might be good.

Yummy !! and that's from a Murphy! Top that with some fresh whipped cream !

Looks delicious y'all

Feel ican almost taste it!YUM,YUM! YOUR A SCREAM PRESENTER,PAULA! LOVE YOU!🥧🌼🌼

This molasses cake looks delicious!

Good morning. Where is Eddie? I think my mom made this cake. Have a great day everyone. This would be great at Thanksgiving. 🤗❤️

Yum Yum, as soon as it cools off here in N. California 105* I am going to make this. I love that pan you baked this in, where can I find one with handles like yours?

Real whipped cream…yum

I’d leave it alone. That looks soooo good. Yum! Almost like a carrot cake texture. Also, someone needs to clean their camera lens. This episode is very blurry. ☹️

We had molasses cookies too

I would have to add a 1/2 tsp of salt to the batter and maybe use hot brewed coffee for the hot water.

Paula, please make some Southern summer supper main dish and sides. What are you eating on these hot Georgia summer days?

A ton of fresh whip cream…it was made for whip cream

Definitely whipped cream!

I wonder how cream cheese icing would be with that cake?

Very good motor oil is right!

Does anyone know how to send recipe to Paula?

Now I want molasses cake

We eat this warm with sweet whipped cream or just a simple powdered sugar glaze!

Hey there, gorgeous y'all! Perhaps you should have too much sweeter in the cake! Wouldn't you believe that happen?!

A vanilla custard on top would be the bomb

I have adored you for years and absolutely thrilled to see your new series. I have enjoyed your KZfaq show so much. You are as talented and as sweet as always.

That's a gingerbread recipe.. I've heard some people call gingerbread , gingerbread cake or molasses bread and or molasses spice cake. I think it depends on what part of the world you are from.

Oh I love your heart Paula! Your just a sweet lovely woman☺️ God bless you!

Good morning Mrs. Paula Deen have a blessed and prosperous day.

I would frost it with caramel icing.

@ 12:10 Mrs paula, beautiful cat you have

Thanks. Looks good. God bless. Do you have a po box

Looking ruff

I think no topping. but maybe, still thinking on it lol.

Naked with vanilla ice cream on the side. 😋

Looks so delicious.

Mrs. Paula cook some soul food.. Ik u knw how😘

Paula can you make a wilted lettuce recipe

Just put some butter on it while it is hot!

Love you!!!!

Wonder why the 1st slice is always hard to get?

Good morning from Ireland 🇮🇪☘

Quick question...plain or self rising flour? I have to make this!! YUM!

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I am going to make this receipe ....looks delicious 😋 paula.... Were has eddie been at ? Haven't heard him talking 😕 behind the video....is he on vacation now ....just wondering 😔... Have a blessed 🙌 day miss paula and theresa

Paula looks exhausted!!!

Paula Deen looks beautiful with little/no make-up 🥺💯👍

You’re going to find out that European desserts are not as sweet as the American desserts

The Irish call this treacle cake. My granny did not frost it.

OK Eddie is much better with the camera. Sorry Theresa