Gingerbread Cake With Lemon Butter Sauce

Gingerbread Cake w/ Lemon Butter Sauce:
Shannon Smith

2 ¼ c. flour
½ tsp. nutmeg¾ c. sugar
¼ tsp. ground cloves2 tsp. cinnamon
¾ c. water1 tsp. baking powder
¾ c. vegetable oil1 tsp. ground ginger
¾ c. dark molasses½ tsp. baking soda
2 eggs½ tsp. salt

Sauce:
½ c. sugar
¼ c. butter
2 tbsp. lemon juice

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon,baking powder, ginger, bakingsoda, salt nutmeg and cloves inlarge bowl. Stir in water, oil,molasses and eggs; beat withmixer for 3 minutes. Pour intogreased 9x13 baking dish. Bakeat 350 degrees for 30 to 35 min.or until toothpick comes out clean.To prepare sauce, mix sugar,butter and lemon juice in asaucepan. Stir over medium heatuntil sugar dissolves. Immediatelypour boiling sauce over hot cake.Dust with powdered sugar. Servewhile still warm.