Amish Shoo Fly Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup dark molasses
3 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

Preparation

Add baking soda to boiling water; then add molasses and set mixture aside.
Make a crumb mixture from flour, brown sugar and margarine, and reserve 1 cup of this aside.
Mix together the remaining crumb mixture, liquid mixture and applesauce.
Pour (batter is thin) into cupcake pan lined with cupcake papers, and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top of each cupcake.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 20 to 25 minutes.