Shoofly Crumb Cake
photo by Geraldine Cannon Be
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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15
ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup table molasses
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
directions
- Mix the flour, sugars, salt and butter to crumbs using a pastry blender or your fingers.
- Reserve one cup of the crumbs for topping.
- Mix the molasses, boiling water, and baking soda and gradually add to the major part of the crumbs until well blended.
- Pour this mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Sprinkle the reserved 1 cup of crumbs on top.
- Bake in a 350 F oven for 55 minutes.
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Reviews
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I made this cake, and it is wonderful! However, I did some things differently. I baked mine for 45 minutes, and used a glass dish that was 9 1/2 by 13 1/2, so I had reserved 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs to put on top of the batter in the dish. I also used 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar instead of the 1 cup of light brown. I suggest using the best molasses possible, and getting some great vanilla ice-cream to go along with this excellent cake. It is better the second day, when it has settled into itself.
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I made this cake, and it is wonderful! However, I did some things differently. I baked mine for 45 minutes, and used a glass dish that was 9 1/2 by 13 1/2, so I had reserved 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs to put on top of the batter in the dish. I also used 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar instead of the 1 cup of light brown. I suggest using the best molasses possible, and getting some great vanilla ice-cream to go along with this excellent cake. It is better the second day, when it has settled into itself.
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