How to Prepare Appetizing Shoo Fly Cake

Shoo Fly Cake. A variation on the old Pennsylvania Dutch favorite, Shoo Fly Pie. Not as sweet or gooey as Shoo Fly Pie, this cake is much better the day after you bake it. I made mini cupcakes for Christmas, always a hit.

The dark rich filling of Shoo Fly Pie topped with crumbs has a unique flavor that we Pennsylvanians love. Classic Amish Shoo Fly Cake is a moist delight. Show your family or friends that you care by giving them this wonderful dessert. You can have Shoo Fly Cake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shoo Fly Cake

1. You need of Dry Ingredients.
2. You need 4 cup of all-purpose flour.
3. It's 2 cup of sugar.
4. You need 1 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1 cup of shortening.
6. It's of Wet Ingredients.
7. Prepare 2 cup of hot water.
8. It's 1 cup of baking molasses.
9. You need 1 tbsp of baking soda.
10. It's of Crumb Topping.
11. It's 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
12. Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
13. You need 1/4 cup of butter.
14. Prepare 1 tsp of cinnamon.
15. You need 1 cup of reserved dry mixture.

Authentic Amish recipes come from the heart. Classic Amish Shoo Fly Cake is a moist delight. Show your family or friends that you care by giving them this wonderful dessert. Pennsylvania Shoo Fly Cake has the same delicious flavor of pie but in cake form.

Shoo Fly Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10x13" pan..
2. In a large bowl mix together 4 cups of flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, and shortening. When blended, remove one cup of the mixture and set aside for crumb topping..
3. In a separate bowl, mix the hot water, molasses, and baking soda..
4. Add the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix well. Pour the batter into the pan..
5. Prepare a crumb topping with 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, cinnamon and the reserved 1 cup of dry mixture..
6. Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the batter. Bake in a 350° oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Cake is done when a knife inserted in the middle comes clean..
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I was extremely excited to make and share this with my neighbors on Gilberts Creek. I watched them take their first bite and wonder what gave this moist cake its rich delicious flavor and dark color? The cake takes few ingredients to make, your reward for making it, a moist, rich cake with a unique flavor that. Shoofly Cake - An easy Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for a moist and full-flavored molasses cake. Vegan, seven ingredients, and no mixer required!