Lemon Ginger Icebox Dessert
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg
- 2 tablespoons mild flavor molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
- 4 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
- Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, sweetened, whipped, if desired
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Grease 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.
- Combine 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- Add egg, molasses and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
- Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, cloves and salt; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- Press dough into prepared pan.
- Bake 12-16 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool completely.
- Cut crosswise into 3 equal sections.
- Combine 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in 2-quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2-4 minutes or until mixture just comes to a boil and butter is melted.
- Beat 4 eggs with whisk in bowl.
- Stir small amount of hot lemon mixture into eggs.
- Whisk egg mixture into remaining hot lemon mixture.
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Cook, stirring constantly, 4-6 minutes or until mixture reaches 160F and is thick enough to coat back of metal spoon.
- Remove from heat; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Refrigerate 2 hours or until completely cooled.
- Beat whipping cream in bowl at high speed, scraping bowl often, until stiff peaks form.
- Gently stir into cooled lemon mixture.
- Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic food wrap, extending wrap over edges of pan.
- Spoon 1 1/3 cups lemon mixture into bottom.
- Place 1 bar layer over lemon mixture.
- Repeat layering, ending with lemon mixture.
- Cover; refrigerate at least 5 hours or overnight.
- Remove cover; place serving platter over loaf pan.
- Flip pan over to release dessert.
- Remove pan and plastic wrap.
- Decorate with whipped cream, if desired.
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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3914/lemon-ginger-icebox-dessert (may not work)