Hard Sauce For Cake Recipes

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, nutmeg, allspice and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and extracts. Serve with spice cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and brandy or Cognac; beat until combined. Transfer to a serving dish, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HARD SAUCE FOR BREAD PUDDING OR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, butter, cornstarch, salt and cold water together in a small sauce pan.
• Add hot water and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add vinegar and vanilla.
• Serve hot over warm bread pudding or warm pound cake.

HARD SAUCE FOR CAKE

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.

BROWN SUGAR HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir brown sugar and 3 tablespoons rum in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Mix in tangerine peel. Cool to room temperature.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in medium bowl until light. Add remaining 1 tablespoon rum, brown sugar mixture and powdered sugar and beat until well blended and smooth. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Put ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth and creamy. Put sauce in tightly covered jar. Refrigerate.
• Remove from refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving.

BLUEBERRY PUDDING WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth; mix in egg. Stir in the milk. Sift in the flour and baking powder, and mix well. Fold in the blueberries. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• In a medium bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar and butter together until smooth. Beat in the egg gradually, then stir in vanilla. Chill until serving. Serve chilled sauce over warm pudding.

CINNAMON-APPLE CAKE WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Grease and flour 10-cup Bundt or tube pan.
• Whisk melted butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl; whisk in eggs. Whisk flour, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; gently stir into butter mixture. Fold in apples, walnuts and cranberries. (Batter will be stiff.) Spoon into pan.
• Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.*.
• Meanwhile, beat 1/2 cup butter and powdered sugar in medium bowl at medium-high speed 2 to 3 minutes or until well-blended. Add all remaining sauce ingredients; beat 1 minute or until smooth. Serve at room temperature. (Sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• TIP *To warm cake, cover loosely with foil. Bake at 300°F for 15 to 20 minutes.