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Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Knit-Chick — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:36:03 GMT

I needed a small dessert to go with our cookies and found this recipe. it was very good warmed up - especially with our frigid sub-zero weather. A pretty simple dessert that everyone loved I also served whipped cream.

Cake

1 1/2 Cups flour sifted

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon soda

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 Cup oil

1/2 Cup water boiling

1/2 Cup brown sugar firmly packed

1/2 Cup molasses

1 egg slightly beaten

Lemon Sauce

1 Cup sugar

2 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch

2 Cup water

2 egg yolks slightly beaten

2 teaspoons lemon rind grated

1/3 - 1/2 Cup lemon juice

2 Tablespoons butter

Cake:

Grease the bottom of an 8 or 9 inch square pan.

Sift flour with salt, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, ginger and allspice in mixing bowl.

Combine oil and molasses in boiling water.

Blend in brown sugar and egg.

Add dry ingredients gradually.

Mix thoroughly.

Pour batter into pan and bake at 350 for 30-40 min. until gingerbread springs back when lightly touched in center.

Serve as a dessert with whipped cream or lemon topping

Sauce:

Combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan

Gradually add water, blending until smooth.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and clear. Remove from heat.

Blend about 1/2 cup of hot mixture into egg yolks.

Add to hot mixture in saucepan and cook 2 minutes.

Add lemon rind, lemon juice and butter.

Serve warm over warm gingerbread.

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Bhvbum — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:46:32 GMT

From the Blog: "Oh Sweet Basil"

Warm Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Renata22 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:49:11 GMT

@Knit-Chick That sounds so good and easy. I think I will make one today. Thanks for the recipe!

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Knit-Chick — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:15:18 GMT

@Renata22 you're welcome! I made it the day before and it stayed nice and fresh too. Hope you enjoy!

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

nevergivesup — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:39:09 GMT

@Knit-Chick You have brought back a wonderful childhood memory that I had long forgotten. My sweet mother used to make this and we all loved it.

I think I will “cheat”, use a boxed gingerbread mix and then make the lemon sauce. She also made a vanilla nutmeg sauce as an alternative to the lemon. Food prepared with love is an amazing gift that continues down through the generations.

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

kate2357 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:39:37 GMT

@Bhvbum wrote:
From the Blog: "Oh Sweet Basil"
Warm Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

@Bhvbum

Thank you for sharing the recipe site. I enjoy looking thru to find new recipe inspirations. Found a nice steak marinade to try when the weather is better.

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

kate2357 — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:40:43 GMT

@Knit-Chick

I love a good lemon sauce. Thank you for sharing recipe.

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Spacrazy — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:46:53 GMT

This is a new one for me and gonna give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Knit-Chick — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:25:59 GMT

@nevergivesup so glad it brought back a special memory! Yes - use a box mix! That was my original plan, but I couldn't find it in the store. My friend passed along this recipe. It reminded me of my mom too. She used to make a 'spiced snack cake' from a mix. My dad used to love it with cool whip!

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Love orchids — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:27:13 GMT

Yes, definitely brings back memories. This was my favorite desert that was served with lunch in high school.

edited to add: I tried Trader Joe's box gingerbread mix and it didn't come out well at all.

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

amyb — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:58:03 GMT

This sounds right up my ally as I just love gingerbread anything, but never make it!

Anyone think maybe orange would work as well? Lemon seems a bit sharp to me for this, though it's probably good. Just wondering...I think I've seen an orange glaze on spice cakes, so thinking it would work.

Also whoever said there's a Vanilla nutmeg option sounds good too.

Thing is...right now I have an abundance of holiday food and sweets sitting in my house that didn't get eaten due to my getting sick the day before Christmas Eve...so I just may put off making this. But I love when I see a baking recipe where I already have the ingredients in the house and can just get up and make it one day! Thanks for poisting @Knit-Chick

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Knit-Chick — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:38:39 GMT

@amyb I think orange would also be good! Yeah.... I ate a piece of this along with cookies for breakfast this morning, so I know what you mean about too many sweets laying around!

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

happilyretiredgirl — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:59:01 GMT

@Knit-Chick Thanks for a great memory, I love gingerbread with the lemon sauce. I had forgotten about it unitl you posted...growing up my Granny and Mom would make it all winter... I love it and now I am going to make one,

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

RedTop — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:26:56 GMT

This has been a favorite of mine since elementary school; it was served in the cafeteria once a week. All the kids would use their finger to get the last bit of sauce off their tray!

Re: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

sarahpanda — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 09:43:46 GMT

This is the recipe my mom used for lemon sauce ..it's over 50 years old and she served it over gingerbread.

1/2 cup sugar (that's 'one half')

3 Tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon lemon rind

2 cups boiling water

4 Tablespoons butter

3 Tablespoons lemon juice

Dash nutmeg (optional)

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Add boiling water, 'gradually', stirring contantly. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes or until clear and thickened, stir constantly. Stir in remaining ingredients.