Amish Shoo Fly Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 add baking soda to boiling water; then add molasses and set mixture aside.
• 2 make a crumb mixture from flour, brown sugar and margarine, and reserve 1 cup of this aside.
• 3 mix together the remaining crumb mixture, liquid mixture and applesauce.
• 4 pour (batter is thin) into cupcake pan lined with cupcake papers, and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top of each cupcake.
• 5 bake at 350°f for 20 to 25 minutes.