Foryoueats: Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Sauce

Ingredients

• Gingerbread Cake:
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup molasses, (unsulphured recommended)
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose our
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup hot water
• Lemon Sauce:
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• pinch kosher salt
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice
• lemon zest, for garnish