Best Lemon Sauce For Crazy Gingerbread Recipes

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CONTEST-WINNING GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE



Contest-Winning Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce image

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

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 large 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 large egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Beat shortening, sugar, molasses and eggs until well blended. Combine next five ingredients; add to molasses mixture alternately with hot water. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, combine first five ingredients in a small saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. , Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter, lemon juice and zest, increasing juice if needed to thin sauce. Serve with warm cake. Refrigerate leftover sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 304mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

LEMON SAUCE I



Lemon Sauce I image

Wonderful dessert sauce. Serve with gingerbread or cake.

Provided by GINGER P

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Dessert Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

½ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 lemon, juiced

Steps:

  • In large saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch, salt and nutmeg. Gradually stir in boiling water, then simmer over low heat until thick, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon zest and lemon juice and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Fat 1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 31.4 mg, Sugar 8.4 g

CRAZY GINGERBREAD (WITH LEMON SAUCE)



Crazy Gingerbread (With Lemon Sauce) image

This is one of my mom's old favorites, and I've made it many times too. It's similar to "Crazy Cake" which is chocolate but follows the same procedure. These recipes were popular in the 70's (in my neighborhood, anyway!). (I'm posting the Lemon Sauce recipe separately to keep those ingredients separate from the cake ingredients.)

Provided by TapestryThreads

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 1 cake, 9 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups flour, plus
3 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon vinegar
6 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375º.
  • In an ungreased 8x8 inch pan, stir together all dry ingredients.
  • With a spoon, make three "wells" in the dry ingredients. In one "well" put the vinegar, in another the oil, and in the third the vanilla.
  • Mix the water and molasses in a separate bowl. Pour over the dry ingredients and mix quickly with a fork. Mix until lumps are gone, but do not beat.
  • Bake at 375º for about 30 minutes.
  • Cut and serve from baking pan, with lemon sauce, applesauce, or whipped cream.
  • See my recipe for "Lemon Sauce" at this site. The contrasting lemon flavor and moistness added by the sauce is what adds the finishing touch to this cake, making it suitable for a company dessert!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260.3, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 209.4, Carbohydrate 42, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 22, Protein 2.5

GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE AND WHIPPED CREAM



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Complement spiced gingerbread with a tart lemon sauce and sweetened whipped cream.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Side Dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup molasses
3/4 cup hot water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons granulated or powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat gingerbread ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  • Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the cornstarch. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining lemon sauce ingredients. Serve warm or cool.
  • In chilled medium bowl, beat sweetened whipped cream ingredients on high speed until soft peaks form. Serve lemon sauce and sweetened whipped cream with warm gingerbread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 77 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 390 mg, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g

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