Gingerbread Loaf
It wouldn't be Christmas without something gingerbread and this Gingerbread Loaf is warm, cozy and oh so Christmasy! It's moist and fluffy and perfect for your holiday dessert table.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 353kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom
- 1/4 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan generously with nonstick baking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and spices until well combined. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or by hand) you'll cream together your butter and brown sugar on medium speed followed by your molasses and then your eggs, one at a time until well combined.
- Add a third of your flour mixture, followed by half your milk, then another third of flour, the rest of your milk and then the remainder of your flour until just combined. Pour everything into your prepared loaf pan and bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Mine took 40 minutes. Remove from the oven to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
No need to have a fancy loaf pan for this recipe. Any 9x5-inch loaf pan will do.
If you have any leftover slices just add to a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze for later. When you want to enjoy, just remove from freezer to counter to thaw.
Before we enjoyed our slices I dusted my loaf with some confectioners' sugar. This is optional.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 447mg | Potassium: 430mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 451IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 3mg