Name: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Gingerbread Cake:; 1 cup vegetable shortening; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup molasses, (unsulphured recommended); 2 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose our; 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 cup hot water; Lemon Sauce:; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; pinch kosher salt; pinch of nutmeg; 1 cup half-and-half; 2 large egg yolks; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice; lemon zest, for garnish

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Servings: 8

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1 cup vegetable shortening

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup molasses, (unsulphured recommended)

2 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose our

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt

2 teaspoons ground ginger

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 cup hot water

½ cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons cornstarch

pinch kosher salt

pinch of nutmeg

1 cup half-and-half

2 large egg yolks

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

3-4 tablespoons lemon juice

lemon zest, for garnish

Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

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Gingerbread Cake

Lemon Sauce

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Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

Gingerbread Cake

Lemon Sauce

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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