Molasses Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
1 c. Brer Rabbit molasses
2 c. boiling water
1 tsp. baking soda

Preparation

Mix flour, sugar and butter with pastry blender until crumbly; save 1 cup for topping.
Add rest of ingredients.
Keep reserved crumbs; mix the rest.
It will be runny and thin.
Pour into greased pans; sprinkle with crumbs.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 minutes or until it tests done with toothpick.
The cake will stay in the pan; it sticks.
Cut into sections and it can be gotten out nicely.