Molasses Cake
Servings:
24
yield(s)
Prep Time:
14
mins
Cook Time:
40
mins
Total Time:
54
mins
Ingredients
Mix together and reserve one cup for the topping
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4
cup
flour
-
cup
butter
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2
cup
sugar
Moist Ingredients
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1
egg
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1
cup
molasses
(I prefer Brer Rabbit Green Label)
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2
cup
boiling water
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1
tbsp
baking soda
Instructions
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Heat oven to 350F and put two cups water on to boil.
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Butter and flour a 9 x 13 cake pan.
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In a large bowl, mix topping ingredients together with hands until the mixture begins to easily clump.
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Set aside one cup of this mixture for the topping.
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Mix in the baking soda and egg.
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Pour 2 cups of boiling water and 1 cup of molasses into a separate bowl and mix together
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Wisk the molasses and boiling water into the cake mixture.
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Pour the cake batter into the cake pan and evenly sprinkle the topping mixture over the cake.
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Cook until a toothpick test comes out clean (about 40 to 45 minutes)