A delicious Gingerbread Loaf Cake made with molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. Top with cream cheese frosting for a holiday treat or afternoon snack with coffee. Easy enough for the kids to help!

Our family loves fancy bread. We have our favorite banana bread recipe, in the fall we have pumpkin bread on the counter at all times, but we didn’t have a good bread for the holiday season…until now!

This Gingerbread Loaf Cake is full of delicious holiday spices and is the perfect breakfast/lunch/anytime bread to have at the ready. Plus, it looks so beautiful, you can certainly give this as a gift for the holidays!

Easy Gingerbread Loaf Recipe

INGREDIENTS :

• 1 box spice cake mix
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup molasses,
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoon ginger
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Cream Cheese Frosting

• ½ cup, cream cheese
• 1 cup, powdered sugar
• ½ tsp, vanilla

HOW TO MAKE GINGERBREAD LOAF CAKE:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixer, blend together sugars and eggs.
3. Add sour cream and molasses, blend.
4. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix on med-low until just combined (scrapping down sides of bowl as needed).
5. Prepare a loaf pan by buttering sides and lightly sprinkling flour all over inside. Tap out excess flour.
6. Pour in batter and bake for 60-65 minutes or until top middle is just solid.
7. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, whisk up frosting.
9. Once loaf pan is cool enough to hold comfortably, run a knife along sides of pan.
10. Gently flip loaf onto serving tray.

What does ginger do in baking?

This aromatic and delightfully spicy root is a staple in holiday baking to add spice and depth of flavor to cookies, bars, and breads.

Powdered ginger is best for baking since it won’t add any extra liquid to throw off the recipe. Powdered ginger is much more potent than fresh, guaranteeing a punch of ginger flavor in every bite.

What can I do with lots of ginger?

Add ginger to all sorts of recipes for a flavorful boost– spoon grated or puréed ginger over meats like fish or chicken, stir into marinades & sauces, or add zest to baked goods. Freeze any additional ginger for another time.

More Sweet Breads:

BAKLAVA PULL-APART BREAD

SNICKERDOODLE BANANA BREAD

APPLE PIE MONKEY BREAD