Gingerbread Cake with Pudding Sauce

Ingredients

Cake

• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 egg
• 1 cup light molasses
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Pudding Sauce

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon rum or brandy extract
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

1. Cake: Cream sugar and butter; add boiling water.
2. Add eggs; whip up well.
3. Add molasses, salt, flour, baking soda and spices.
4. Bake in an 8-inch square pan at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes.
5. Cut into squares and serve with ice cream or Pudding Sauce.
6. Pudding Sauce: Melt butter; add cornstarch and blend.
7. Add sugar and boiling water. Cook until no taste of starch remains.
8. Remove from heat and add extract.