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This Gingerbread Loaf Cake is spiced with cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and molasses, and topped with a sweet, tangy cream cheese frosting

Gingerbread Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Full of Christmas flavor, this Gingerbread Loaf Cake is perfectly spiced and topped with a tangy, sweet Cream Cheese Frosting
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Keyword allspice, cinnamon, Cream Cheese Frosting, ginger, gingerbread, gingerbread loaf, loaf, loaf cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 1 loaf

Equipment

  • Stand mixer

Ingredients

Gingerbread Loaf Cake

  • 2 ½ cups (300g) All Purpose Flour, measured correctly †
  • 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ¾ tsp Table Salt
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp All Spice
  • 1 ½ cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 1½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tbsp Molasses
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil, such as canola or walnut
  • 1 cup Sour Cream

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/2 cup Cream Cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cups Confectioners Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Optional 2 tbsp Crushed Pecans, for topping

Instructions

Gingerbread Loaf Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, and prepare a 9x5” loaf pan with cooking spray and parchment. In a medium to large sized mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger, and allspice, then whisk together to combine.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, add eggs, sugar, vanilla, and molasses. Beat on high for around 5 minutes, the mixture should look thick, fluffy, and be tripled in volume. Then, slowly drizzle in the oil. After all the oil has been added, beat for an additional minute.
  • On low, add the dry mixture to the stand mixer in 3 additions, alternating with the sour cream in between. Beat only until the batter becomes smooth. Add the batter to the loaf pan, then bake in the oven for around 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow loaf cake to cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Add cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract to a medium mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
  • Spread frosting over the top of the loaf cake, then sprinkle with pecans.

Notes

† to measure flour correctly, use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup, then level off with a straight edge. Do not pack the flour into the cup, or scoop with the measuring cup straight from the bag/container. Alternatively, weigh the flour (1 cup = 120g or 4oz)