shoo fly cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/4 cups boiling water
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pound brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease one 9 x 13 inch pan.
• dissolve soda in boiling water. set aside.
• mix together flour, brown sugar, salt, and vegetable oil to form a crumb-like mixture. reserve 1 cup of the crumbs. mix the remaining crumbs with the water and soda mixture. pour batter into the prepared pan. sprinkle the reserved crumbs on top.
• bake for 45 minutes, or until done.