shoo fly cake

SHOO FLY CAKE

4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
3/4 c. shortening

Blend these ingredients into crumbs. Put aside one cup of
crumbs for top of cake. Then to the remaining crumbs, add:

1 cup molasses
2 cups hot water mixed with 1 TBSP. baking soda

Stir until well blended. Pour into an ungreased
9 by 12" pan. Sprinkle the dry crumbs over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour.