spicy homemade Gingerbread Loaf #Christmas #Gingerbread

The highly spiced homemade Gingerbread Loaf made with ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and molasses is the sort of lovely treat to enjoy with coffee or tea. Drizzle with a easy vanilla glaze for a festive treat that tastes much like the vacations.

INGREDIENTS:

For gingerbread loaf:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For vanilla glaze drizzle:*

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk (more, as needed)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

For gingerbread loaf:

1. modify rack to center of oven. Preheat oven to 350-levels F. Grease and flour a 9×five-inch loaf pan.
2. In a huge blending bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and ground cloves.
3. In a separate medium mixing bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the melted butter and molasses till incorporated. Beat in eggs till combined, then buttermilk and vanilla extract. Beat till very well combined. (combination may additionally look curdled.)
4. Stir wet combination into the dry components until combined. Do now not over mix.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake till a toothpick or cake tester inserted into middle of the cake comes out smooth, about 50-fifty five mins. The cake will just begin to pull away from the edges of the pan. allow cake to chill in pan for 10 mins, then flip out onto cooling rack to complete cooling.

For vanilla glaze drizzle:

1. mix all components collectively till clean. upload greater milk or confectioners’ sugar as needed for preferred consistency. Drizzle cooled cake with glaze.