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molasses spice crumb cake

souxie avatar
Recipe by
Susan Bickta
@souxie
Kutztown, PA

I remember my mother making this when I was growing up. I don't know where she got the recipe .. maybe from a family friend. I added some spices to it to adjust to my taste. It's sort of like a PA Dutch Shoofly Pie without the crust! Please note: the batter is VERY thin ... and there is no "typo" .... this cake has no eggs in it!!

yield 8 -10
prep time 10 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For molasses spice crumb cake

  • 4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground cloves
  • 1/2 lb
    margarine (2 sticks), softened
  • 1 c
    dark molasses
  • 2 c
    boiling water
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking soda

How To Make molasses spice crumb cake

  • 1
    Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13X9-inch baking pan with baking spray. Set aside.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Mix well. Cut in the margarine with a pastry blender until mixture resembles crumbs the size of a pea.
  • 3
    Measure out 1 1/4 cups of the crumbs and place in a bowl. Set aside.
  • 4
    In a large microwave safe bowl, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Remove from microwave and stir in the molasses. Add the baking soda and mix quickly. (This mixture will foam quite a bit at this stage.)
  • 5
    Quickly pour into crumbs and mix quickly qith a wire whisk. Mixture will be VERY thin.
  • 6
    Pour into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over top.
  • 7
    Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes or until cake passes the toothpick test.
  • 8
    Please note: this recipe can be halved and baked in an 8X8X2 baking pan.
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