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Shoofly Cupcakes

Name: Shoofly Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
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

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

2 dozen

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023

These were my grandmother's specialty. To keep them from disappearing too quickly, she used to store them out of sight. —Beth Adams, Jacksonville, Florida

Shoofly Cupcakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine 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 24 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool.

Eggs

This recipe does not use eggs.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 248 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 219mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.