Mrs. Wilkes Gingerbread With Lemon Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• whipped topping (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 365°.
• 2 cream the sugar and the crisco, add the eggs. dissolve the baking soda in buttermilk and add to this mixture.
• 3 add the molasses, spices, salt and flour.
• 4 grease and flour two loaf pans.
• 5 bake in two 8x5-inch loaf pans for 20 minutes.
• 6 serve with whipped cream/lemon topping.
• 7 to prepare lemon topping:.
• 8 combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a pan. add the water and cook over low eat, for 5 minutes, until the mixture thickens and boils .
• 9 remove from heat and add the lemon rind, juice and butter; stir till blended.
• 10 cool slightly before serving.