Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  butter or margarine
     1/2           cup  granulated sugar
     1/2           cup  brown sugar
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  2                     eggs
     3/4           cup  molasses
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  1         tablespoon  unsweetened cocoa
  1 1/2       teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  1 1/2       teaspoon  ground ginger
     1/4      teaspoon  ground nutmeg
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
     3/4           cup  buttermilk

Preparation:

Cream butter and white and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs. Add molasses and blend In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa,cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking powder and soda Add dry ingredients to butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into a well greased bundt or tube cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when cake is tested. Cool for 30 minutes. Turn out onto rack to comlete cooling

Nutritional Information:

3299 Calories (kcal); 106g Total Fat; (28% calories from fat); 46g Protein; 550g Carbohydrate; 629mg Cholesterol; 3116mg Sodium