Prince Of Wales Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. molasses
2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg yolk
grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and molasses; beat thoroughly.
Sift flour with spices, baking powder, soda and salt.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately in thirds with buttermilk, beating smooth after each addition. Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
Pour batter in pans.
Bake at 375\u00b0 (you may have to adjust oven heat to 350\u00b0) for 30 minutes.
Take layers out of pans and cool thoroughly on cake racks.
Assemble layers together with Lemon Filling and frost with Boiled Icing.