Molasses Cake

Source: Teri's Kitchen

CAKE

3 cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup molasses

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups boiling water

 

CRUMBS

 

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

3 tablespoons shortening

 

1 pie shell, unbaked

Preheat oven to 350° F. Place pie shell into 9-inch pie pan. Combine flour, sugar, shortening, molasses, baking soda and boiling water; mix until well blended. Combine 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons shortening. Mix with hands until crumbs form. Put 1/2 of crumb mixture into pie shell. Pour in cake batter. Top with remaining crumbs. Bake 35-40 minutes or until cake springs back to the touch. Remove from oven and cool on rack.