Shoofly Cupcakes Recipe

Shoofly Cupcakes Recipe Shoofly Cupcakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 4

These moist old-fashioned molasses cupcakes were my grandmother's specialty. To keep them from disappearing too quickly, she used to store them out of sight. Somehow, we always figured out her hiding places!

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Shoofly Cupcakes Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 24 Servings
15 20 35

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup molasses

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Add baking soda to remaining crumb mixture. Stir in water and molasses.
  • Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 dozen.

Editor's Note: This recipe does not use eggs.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 248 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 219 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Shoofly Cupcakes in Country Woman January/February 2003, p29

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Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by booksandjazz

Looks scrumptious and on my menu for an upcoming event -- my only question is what kind of molasses did you use? ? And did you use light or dark brown sugar??

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2010 by singingchocolatefrogs

I took these to church, thinking the kids would prefer the regular cupcakes and the grownups would like these better, but the kids took almost all of these before the regular ones! Very tasty, you could add ginger, or cinnamon and nutmeg too!

Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2010 by marcelina1953

mummm good.. with a side milk yummo!

my husband and daughter loved it.. thank you for this recipe..

I plan to share this with friends and family..

aloha from Hawaii

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2010 by meladolph

These are so tasty. I made this recipe yesterday and added sprinkled the top with more sugar...delicous!

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2010 by wragz

These are awesome! Light and fluffy and no need to make icing. I had to keep these away from ME!

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2009 by RHmom

Very moist! I made 26 regular size cupcakes, then put the rest of the batter into a 9x9 pan and have a cake also!

Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2009 by oeg1kallee

these are very moist- I cut the recipe in half and it still made 18 cupcakes.  If you like moleasses- you will enjoy the flavor very much.  They are light in texture.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2008 by lssrls@yahoo.com

These are very good !!

Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2008 by 6s2pt6d4

Made these for my husbands coffee bunch that meet every morning in town. Every one of the cupcakes were gone. I think they liked the molasses taste. Different.

Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2008 by debi22

 
 

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