Grandma's Gingerbread with Chocolate SauceGingerbread:1. For gingerbread, cream sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs, beat in thoroughly. Add molasses, mix in thoroughly. 2. Combine cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt and flour. Add dry mixture alternately with water until well blended. 3. Prepare an 8 1/2-by-11-inch cake pan, spray with Pam or your favorite nonstick cooking spray. 4. Pour batter into cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until cake slightly pulls away from the sides of the pan or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. 5. Allow cake to cool. Cut into desired size squares and serve with hot chocolate sauce and dollop of whipped cream, optional. 6. For chocolate sauce, in saucepan, melt chocolate squares and butter or margarine over low heat. 7. Mix sugar and flour together. 8. Remove saucepan from heat, then stir in sugar/flour mixture with chocolate mixture. Add milk. 9. Return the saucepan to medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened, (consistency should be like pudding). Grace Clarke, 2201 Paul St., Hermitage |
