southern gingerbread with lemon sauce
This is a great grandma recipe!
prep time
25 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
15 serving(s)
Ingredients
- GINGERBREAD
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup shortening, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 2 - eggs. beaten
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup boiling water
- LEMON SAUCE
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 - egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 - lemon, juice of
How To Make southern gingerbread with lemon sauce
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Step 1Combine butter, shortening, brown sugar, molasses, and eggs; beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
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Step 2Combine flour and the next 6 ingredients; stir well. Add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture, stirring well. Stir in the boiling water.
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Step 3Pour the batter into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack.
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Step 4For the sauce, combine the sugar and beaten egg in the top of a double boiler, and stir well. Add the butter boiling water, and lemon juice, and stir well. Bring water in the bottom of the double boiler to a boil; reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is smooth and slightly thickened. Serve cake with warm lemon sauce.
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