Turn-of-the-century molasses cake

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       Title: TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY MOLASSES CAKE
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 10 servings
  
       2 c  Unsulfured molasses
       1 ts Baking soda
     1/2 c  Unsalted butter or margarine
            - room temperature
     1/2 c  Sugar
       2 lg Eggs
       3 c  Cake flour, sifted
     1/8 ts Salt
       1 c  Milk
       1 tb Confectioners' sugar
            - for garnish
            Sweetened whipped cream
            -=OR=- Vanilla Ice Cream,
            - (for serving)
  
   PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F with rack in center. Generously grease 12-cup-capacity
   bundt pan. Lightly dust with flour, tapping pan over sink to remove excess
   flour. Combine molasses and baking soda; set aside. Use mixer to cream
   butter and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
   Add reserved molasses mixture. Mix until combined. Combine flour and salt.
   Add alternately with milk until combined and smooth. Transfer to prepared
   pan. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 50
   minutes. Set pan on cooling rack; let cool 15 minutes. Gently invert pan
   and remove cake. Let rest at least 45 minutes before serving. Serve warm.
   Can be made a day ahead and kept at room temperature, well-covered, or
   frozen up to 3 months, wrapped airtight. To serve, reheat cake (thaw in
   wrapping first, if frozen), wrapped in foil in 350F oven until warmed
   through, about 15 minutes (or alternately, in microwave oven on medium
   power until just warmed through, not hot). Sift confectioners' sugar over
   cake.
  
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