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Gingerbread Loaf
This easy Gingerbread Loaf is packed with spices, moist, delicious and perfect for Christmas or any time of the year! This all-in-one gingerbread tastes even more delicious the longer you keep it. Add a simple glaze or go all out with frosting!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 346 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
European
Ingredients
- 225 g (1 cup) soft dark brown sugar
- 115 g (⅔ cup) black treacle or use molasses
- 2 tbsp golden syrup or light molasses
- 225 g (1 cup) unsalted butter cubed
- 60 ml (¼ cup) fresh orange juice
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda baking soda
- 180 ml (¾ cup) milk
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 360 g (2 cups + ¼ cup) flour plain / all purpose flour
For the glaze
- 150 g (1 cup) icing sugar powdered / confectioners
- 2 tbsp orange juice or water
- 2 tbsp spiced rum optional - replace with water
- handful star anise to decorate optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C (350F). Spray your cake tin with cake release or use a loaf liner.
- Put the sugar, treacle, golden syrup, butter, orange juice and spices in a large bowl. Heat in the microwave until the butter has melted. Alternatively put in a saucepan and melt over low heat on the stove. Stir together until smooth.
- Add the bicarbonate of soda and stir it in. Now stir in the milk and eggs until everything is mixed in.
- Add the flour, ideally sifting it in so you don’t get lumps. Mix well until you have a smooth and fairly thin batter.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared tin, filling 2/3 of the way and no more. If you use the Nordicware Pan you will have some batter leftover which you can bake in muffin tins. Bake for 40-45 minutes or 50 m- 1 hour if you use a bigger 2 LB loaf pan. The cake should be risen, springy to the touch and a skewer interred in centre should come out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then carefully turn out of the tin onto a wire rack to cool.
- You can serve it straight away simply dusted with icing sugar if you like. To make a glaze, mix the icing sugar with just enough orange juice and rum until you have a pourable glaze. Drizzle this over the gingerbread and serve!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
346kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
335mg
(14%)
Potassium
291mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
35g
(70%)
Vitamin A
425IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
2.5mg
(3%)
Calcium
81mg
(8%)
Iron
2.2mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 346
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 346kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 335mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 291mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 425IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 2.5mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.