Sapelo Island Hard Time Cake

This recipe makes a lot from a little and yields a batch of moist, fragrant cake perfect for a snack while reading by the fireplace, hiking through the woods, or picnicking at a rest stop along the interstate during a long road trip. Cornelia Walker Bailey, author of God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man, remembers her mother stirring up a pan of hard time cake, creating a delicious and nourishing treat for her family out of what she