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Rum Molasses Cake with Tart Lemon Sauce

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Category: Cookies, Cakes

 Ingredients List

  • 3 tb Butter -- softened
  • 2 c All-purpose flour
  • 1 c Sugar
  • 1 ts Ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 ts Ground cloves
  • 1 ts Baking soda
  • 1 ds Salt
  • 1 lg Egg
  • 3/4 c Water
  • 1/4 c Dark rum
  • 1/2 c Dark molasses
  • Lemon sauce:
  • 1/2 c Sugar
  • 1 ts Cornstarch
  • 1 c Boiling water
  • 1/4 c Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tb Lemon rind -- grated
  • 1 tb Butter

 Directions

1. Grease a 9-inch square pan generously with 1 tablespoon butter or solid
margarine. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. In large mixing bowl, combine
flour, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and salt. 3. Add remaining 2
tablespoons butter, egg, water, rum and molasses. Mix well at medium speed
of electric mixer. 4. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes. 5.
Serve with Tart Lemon Sauce or sprinkle with powdered sugar.

SAUCE: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cornstarch
and salt. Gradually blend in 1 cup boiling water and 1/4 cup lemon juice.
Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and
stir in 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind and 1 tablespoon butter.

Yields 1-1/2 cups sauce.

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