Instructions: To make the gingerbread cake...
*Pre-heat the oven to 375 and grease & flour a 9" x 13" baking pan...

1. Sift together the flour, baking soda, spices, and the salt; mixing well, then set aside...

2. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sugar, and the eggs, with an electric mixer on high speed. Mix `til smooth and fluffy, about 5 min., then add in the molasses, hot water and the flour mixture, beating `til smooth.

3. Turn the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake 35 to 40 min. or `til wooden pic inserted in center comes out clean...

For the sauce:

1. In a small sauce pan, bring the water to a boil over med.-high heat, combining the sugar and corn starch into it...

2. Reduce the heat and stir `til mixture is thickened and translucent, about 5 min...

3. Reomve from the heat and stir in the the remaining ingredients mixing well. Cool PARTIALLY and spoon WARM, over each individual serving of warm ginger bread cake...

*Note: The topping is made by taste, adding or deleating sugar as desired...

**Variations: The lemon ingredients may be replaced with equal amounts of lime or orange ingredients...

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