Gingerbread Loaf Recipe

If you love the flavor of gingerbread cookies, you need to try this gingerbread loaf recipe with vanilla icing. It makes a great gift for friends and neighbors.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Course bread

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 351 kcal

Ingredients

For loaf

2 cups all purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ginger
1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cloves
¼ teaspoon allspice
½ cup butter melted
¾ cup molasses
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoon vanilla

For glaze

1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
In a bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. (Flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice)
In a second bowl, combine the wet ingredients. (Butter, molasses, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.)
Combine the dry ingredients slowly into the wet ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes.
Cool in the loaf pan for about 10 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
To make the glaze, combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Drizzle the glaze over a cooled cake and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 356mgPotassium: 445mgFiber: 1gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 371IUCalcium: 96mgIron: 3mg

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