Pepper Cake

Pepper Cake

3 cups flour

4 eggs

1 cup brown sugar

2 ¾ cup molasses

1 cup melted butter

¼ cup milk

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ginger powder

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp clove

½ tsp fresh black pepper

1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts - optional
1 cup of sultana raisins- optional

Pre-heat the oven to 180*C/350*F. Grease and lightly flour 9-inch round baking tins. I used a Bundt mold.
Dissolve the baking soda in the milk. Beat the eggs together with the sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the milk mixture along with the molasses. Whisk together the flour and spices. Stir this into the batter to combine completely. Stir in the melted butter, walnuts and raisins.
Bake for 1 hour, or until the cake tests done and springs back when lightly touched, or when a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
* can be aged like a fruitcake