Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    42 mins

  • Total Time

    57 mins

  • Servings

    8 servings

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

This Gingerbread Cake is incredibly moist and tender and when paired with the lemon sauce, absolutely irresistible.

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Ingredients

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Gingerbread Cake

  • 1 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup molasses unsulphured recommended
  • 2 large egg
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup water hot

Lemon Sauce

  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • kosher salt pinch
  • nutmeg pinch
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2 large egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
  • 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • lemon for garnish, zest

Instructions

Bread

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the shortening, sugar, molasses, and egg until smooth.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon until combined. Reduce the speed to low and add about ⅓ of the flour mixture, followed by half of the hot water. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add ½ of the remaining flour. Pour in the remaining water and the rest of the flour.
  4. Transfer to the prepared baking pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  5. Set baking pan on a cooling rack.

Lemon Sauce

  1. When ready, make the lemon sauce by stirring together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, nutmeg, and half-and-half in a small saucepan over medium heat. Continue to cook until bubbly, thickened and smooth. Reduce heat to low and continue stirring occasionally while preparing the next steps.
  2. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks. Remove the saucepan from heat and slowly stir about ¼ cup of the sugar mixture with the egg yolks.
  3. Transfer back to the saucepan and heat on medium until boiling. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the butter and lemon juice.
  4. Spoon the lemon sauce over the cake and garnish with the lemon zest.
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