Bourbon Sauce for Desserts

Description
A yummy sauce that is great over desserts, ice cream or cake. The recipe comes from a garden club and was published in the paper.



Ingredients

 * 1/2 cup butter (at room temp)
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 4 egg yolks, beaten
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 1 cup cream, heated
 * 1/2 cup bourbon

Directions

 * I a small bowl, with a hand mixer or whisk, cream butter and sugar.
 * transfer to the top of a double boiler and place over, but NOT TOUCHING simmering water.
 * beat in egg yolks and salt.
 * Slowly add hot cream and stir until thickened, add bourbon and stir until an even consistency is obtained, Keep warm.
 * Serve over any dessert, pudding, ice cream or poundcake.