cream the butter with sugar until very light and fluffy (about 5 minutes)
beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition
add the milk and molasses
whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices - and add to the wet ingredients
mix until the ingredients are combined
pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes (test for doneness at 50 minutes - a pick inserted into the center will come out clean)
cool on pan 10 minutes, and then complete cooling on a rack before cutting
Notes
This recipe makes one loaf of molasses pound cake.