Shoo-Fly Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. baking molasses (Grandma's by Motts)
2 c. boiling water
2 tsp. soda

Preparation

Work flour, sugar and margarine together into coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of crumbs.
Mix molasses, boiling water and soda; combine with remaining crumbs.
Mix well.
Batter will be thin.
Pour into greased and floured sheet cake pan.
Sprinkle the 1 1/2 cups of reserved crumbs over the top of the cake.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes.