Best Gingerbread
Total Time: 1 hr
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 9
- 1/2 cup soft shortening or 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 large egg, well beaten
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 freshly grated lemon zest
Recipe
- 1 heat oven to 325°.
- 2 grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
- 3 mix shortening, sugar and egg.
- 4 blend in molasses and water.
- 5 mix in dry ingredients and stir in until smooth.
- 6 bake 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done.
- 7 serve with whipped cream or lemon sauce.
- 8 lemon sauce: combine butter, sugar, egg, water, lemon juice and zest.
- 9 cook over medium heat stirring constantly: just until it boils.
- 10 makes: 1 1/2 cups.
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