1836 W. G. Simms II. xxiv. 192 The negro broke his molasses-cake evenly between himself and the soldier.
1903 M. E. Williams 267 Mixing molasses cakes.—Mix milk and molasses and stir them into the flour.
1904 C. G. D. Roberts 351 Woodsmen..loafing and smoking after their prodigious dinner of boiled pork, boiled beans, and steaming-hot molasses cake.