Gingerbread With Citrus Fluff - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For gingerbread
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 cup light molasses
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup boiling water
For citrus fluff
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon orange peel, grated
1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup whipping cream, whipped

Preparation

For Cake:.
Beat gradually 1/2 C sugar and 1/2 C shortening until light. Add 1 egg and 1/2 C molasses. Beat thoroughly.
Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger power and cinnamon and add to creamed mixture alternately with 1/2 C boiling water, beating after each addition.
Bake in well greased 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan in 350 degrees F oven for 35 minutes or until done. Serve warm with citrus fluff.
For citrus fluff:.
In small saucepan beat 1 egg, add 1/2 C sugar, grated orange and lemon peel and lemon juice.
Cook and stir over low heat until thick, about 5 minutes. Cool thoroughly.
Fold in 1 C whipping cream, whipped. Chill.
Spoon onto square of warm gingerbread. Optionally garnish with a twist of orange along with citrus fluff.