SHOOFLY CAKE

SERVES 10-12

Shoofly pies and cakes are very popular in Pennsylvania Dutch regions. This is a good cake recipe. See also Nana Ranck's Molasses Cake for a dry-bottom shoofly pie recipe.

INGREDIENTS

CRUMBS

4 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter

CAKE

Crumbs from above
1 cup molasses
2 cups hot water
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon warm water
Dash of salt

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan. Combine the flour, sugar and butter. Mix with hands to form crumbs. Measure out 1-1/4 cups for topping. Set aside. To the remaining crumbs, add the molasses and 1 cup of hot water. Beat well. Add the remaining 1 cup of water and beat again. Dissolve the baking soda in the 1 tablespoon of warm water. Add to batter with a dash of salt. Mix well. Pour into prepared cake pan. Sprinkle the top with reserved crumbs. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool on rack.

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