Gingerbread Loaf with Cinnamon Frosting
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Gingerbread Loaf with Cinnamon Frosting
Description
The Gingerbread Loaf with Cinnamon Frosting begins with combining flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and salt in a bowl. Separately, softened butter is creamed with brown sugar before eggs and vanilla are added. A hot mixture of water and molasses is stirred into the wet ingredients, then dry ingredients are gradually incorporated to make a smooth batter.
The batter is poured into a prepared loaf pan and baked at 350°F for about an hour until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. After cooling on a wire rack for around 45 minutes, a simple frosting is made by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and cinnamon. This glaze is poured over the loaf and allowed to set for 10 minutes before slicing.
The loaf offers a moist crumb with the warming spices characteristic of gingerbread, and the cinnamon frosting adds a mild sweetness and spice accent that complements the deep molasses flavor. It is suitable as a dessert or spiced snack.
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 C flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 C butter softened, unsalted, sweet cream
- 1 C light brown sugar packed
- 2 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 C molasses
- 1 C water hot
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk whole
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- spray loaf pan with pam spray and set aside
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, all spice and salt
- Use a whisk and mix until combined
- In a standing mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar until combined
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla until combined
- In a medium bowl, combine the hot water and molasses and mix until combined.
- Pour molasses mix into the wet ingredients in the standing mixer and mix until combined
- gradually pour in the dry ingredients into the mixer and continue to mix until combined
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake in the oven for 60 minuets or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Place onto a wire rack to cool to room temperature about 45 minuets
- In a medium bowl, combine the powder sugar, milk and tsp cinnamon and whisk until combined
- Take loaf out of loaf baking dish
- Pour then cinnamon glaze over the loaf and let harden for 10 minuets before cutting.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 393 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 393kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 388mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 44g | 88% |
| Vitamin A | 405IU | 8% |
| Calcium | 84mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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