Shoo Fly Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup molasses (dark preferred)
3 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
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. 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 degrees F. for 20-25
minutes. Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes.