scratch - Molasses Cake #1*, w/crumbs
Source of Recipe
from my mother's recipe box
This is a favorite. Someone in our family is always looking for it at family get to gethers, once it's spotted, there will probably be very little, if any,
left to take home.
scratch - Molasses Cake #1*, w/crumbs
(Molasses Crumb Cake #1*)
1 cup shortening
4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cup + 1/4 to 1/2 cup molasses, separated
1 Level Tablespoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 9x12x2 inch baking pan.
Mix shortening, flour and sugar into crumbs.
Remove 1 1/2 cups and reserve for topping.
Set remainder aside.
In a 5 quart pot, bring water to a boil.
Add the 1 cup of molasses. Stir until dissolved.
Then add the baking soda, (will fizz up).
In a large bowl, by hand, start mixing the larger crumb
mixture with the hot molasses mixture, a little at a
time until it is all mixed.
Now add the 1/4 to 1/2 cup molasses (according to your
molasses taste) until well mixed.
Pour into pan.
Sprinkle with reserverd 1 1/2 ccups crumbs.
Bake for 40 - 50 minutes.
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