Molasses Crumb Cake Recipes

MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9"x13" pan or line it with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in the butter using two knives, a pastry blender, or your fingers.
• Reserve one cup of crumbs for the topping.
• In a separate bowl, add the baking soda and molasses to the boiling water.
• Stir until fizzy.
• Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the butter, flour, and sugar. Stir to combine.
• Pour combined mixture into the prepared pan.
• Top with the reserved crumb mixture.
• Cook for 40-45 minutes at 350 F or until a tester comes out clean.

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with water, mixing well after each addition., Transfer to a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares; garnish with whipped topping.

MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix flour, sugar, and butter together in a large bowl until large crumbs form. Separate 2 cups of the flour mixture into another bowl and set aside.
• Stir boiling water, molasses, and baking soda together in a third bowl until baking soda dissolves; pour into the flour mixture in the large bowl and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the reserved flour mixture over the top of the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

AMISH MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• mix all crumb ingredients and save 3/4 cup of crumbs.
• to prepare BATTER.
• pour milk over baking soda, pour this mixture over molasses.
• add all crumbs EXCEPT reserved 3/4 cup and mix well --
• pour into a greased and floured 9" square pan.
• sprinkle reserved 3/4 cup of crumb mixture evenly over batter.
• bake at 3508 for approximately 25 minutes.

MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together flour, sugar, oil, and salt. Reserve two cups for crumb topping.
• Dissolve baking soda into warm water.
• Add water mix and molasses to dry ingredients.
• Mix until smooth and pour into a greased pan (I use a glass cake dish).
• Sprinkle crumbs on top.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.