English Hard Cake Recipes

HARD SAUCE FOR CAKE

Hard Sauce for Cake image

My grandmother often dressed up leftover plain cake with this sauce. It also goes well with gingerbread. For fun, I love to page through my great-grandmother's old cookbooks.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 20m

Yield 1 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups boiling water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup butter

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 15 minutes until smooth, thickened and clear. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and butter. Serve warm over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 206mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

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