LEMON DESSERT SAUCE

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While this sauce makes a wonderful topping for angel food cake, it's also great as a glazed for roasted chicken with some thyme or rosemary...or swirled in to a homemade cheesecake.-Connie Jurvevich, Atmore, Alabama

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 17m

Yield 1 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
Angel food or pound cake

Steps:

  • In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in butter, lemon juice and zest. Cook over simmering water for 10-12 minutes or until mixture reaches 160° and is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Refrigerate for up to 1 week. Serve chilled over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 122mg cholesterol, Sodium 90mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

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