My mother in law asked for shoo fly cake for her birthday. Thankfully, I had her old recipe in the recipe drawer. :-) For the cake shown above, the first batch of crumbs sunk into the mix, so I mixed up another small batch of crumbs and added them to the top when the cake was about half baked. It made the BEST cake - with layers of crumbs baked down in almost like a poke cake.
I don't like shoo fly pie - but I love this cake. Do not over bake - better to under bake ever so slightly than to over bake this.
Shoo Fly Cake Recipe
Preheat Oven to 325
Crumbs:
4 c flour
2 c sugar
1 c butter
1 t salt
Beat, until the mixture forms crumbs. Reserve 1 cup.
Add whats left of the crumbs with:
1tsp ginger
1tsp cloves
2tsp cinnamon
Add 1 tsp baking soda into 2 cups warm water. Then add 1 cup light brer rabbit molasses to the water.
Add the water mixture to the crumb mixture. Beat until smooth.
Pour into a greased 9x13 pan
Sprinkle the reserved cup of crumbs on top of the batter
Bake at 325 for one hour.
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