Molasses Spice Crumb Cake Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with water, mixing well after each addition., Transfer to a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares; garnish with whipped topping.

MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9"x13" pan or line it with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in the butter using two knives, a pastry blender, or your fingers.
• Reserve one cup of crumbs for the topping.
• In a separate bowl, add the baking soda and molasses to the boiling water.
• Stir until fizzy.
• Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the butter, flour, and sugar. Stir to combine.
• Pour combined mixture into the prepared pan.
• Top with the reserved crumb mixture.
• Cook for 40-45 minutes at 350 F or until a tester comes out clean.

MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix flour, sugar, and butter together in a large bowl until large crumbs form. Separate 2 cups of the flour mixture into another bowl and set aside.
• Stir boiling water, molasses, and baking soda together in a third bowl until baking soda dissolves; pour into the flour mixture in the large bowl and stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the reserved flour mixture over the top of the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

MOLASSES CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together flour, sugar, oil, and salt. Reserve two cups for crumb topping.
• Dissolve baking soda into warm water.
• Add water mix and molasses to dry ingredients.
• Mix until smooth and pour into a greased pan (I use a glass cake dish).
• Sprinkle crumbs on top.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

MOLASSES SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl cream butter with sugar, beating with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add molasses and blend well. In another bowl combine flour, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon; stir well. Slowly add flour and spice mixture to creamed mixture, beating at low speed. Combine water with baking soda and add to cake batter, mixing well. Batter will be thin. Pour batter in to a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• 2. For icing...Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and molasses and beat until combined and smooth. You can add a little milk if mixture is too thick. Ice cake when cooled.

MOLASSES SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with parchment, and butter the parchment.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream, molasses, ginger, lemon zest, and vanilla.
• Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Beat in flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the sour cream mixture.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan, and bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack, remove parchment, and turn right side up. Let cool completely. (Cake can be wrapped tightly in plastic and refrigerated for up to 1 day.)
• Spread frosting over top of cake. Drizzle with glaze. Serve immediately.

MOLASSES SPICE CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13X9-inch baking pan with baking spray. Set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Mix well. Cut in the margarine with a pastry blender until mixture resembles crumbs the size of a pea.
• 3. Measure out 1 1/4 cups of the crumbs and place in a bowl. Set aside.
• 4. In a large microwave safe bowl, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Remove from microwave and stir in the molasses. Add the baking soda and mix quickly. (This mixture will foam quite a bit at this stage.)
• 5. Quickly pour into crumbs and mix quickly qith a wire whisk. Mixture will be VERY thin.
• 6. Pour into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle reserved crumbs evenly over top.
• 7. Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes or until cake passes the toothpick test.
• 8. Please note: this recipe can be halved and baked in an 8X8X2 baking pan.