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Hard Sauce

Name: Hard Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: about 1-1/3 cups.
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; Dash ground allspice; 1 cup cold water; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon rum extract

5 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Makes

about 1-1/3 cups

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022

I remember making this sauce for my mom when I was about 8 years old. I loved the aroma and spicy flavor. Today, many cooks spread cream-cheese frosting on spice cake instead, but I think you're really missing something if you bypass this warm, old-time sauce. —Shirley Joan Helfenbein, Lapeer, Michigan

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash ground allspice
1 cup cold water
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon rum extract

Directions

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.

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