Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce Recipe

Name: Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup molasses; 2 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup hot water; LEMON SAUCE:; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; Dash salt; Dash nutmeg; 1 cup half-and-half cream; 2 egg yolks, beaten; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

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"I asked my mother-in-law for this recipe once I learned it's my husband's favorite. Now I bake it whenever he needs an extra-special treat. Spice cake topped with lemony sauce makes us both smile. —Kristen Oak, Pocatello, Idaho..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup shortening

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1 cup sugar

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1 cup molasses

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2 eggs

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3 cups all-purpose flour

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1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

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1-1/2 teaspoons salt

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1 teaspoon ground ginger

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 cup hot water

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LEMON SAUCE:

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1/2 cup sugar

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2 teaspoons cornstarch

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Dash salt

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Dash nutmeg

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1 cup half-and-half cream

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2 egg yolks, beaten

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2 tablespoons butter

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2 tablespoons lemon juice

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1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

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