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#Gingerbread #Loaf #with #Cream #Cheese #Frosting
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 8 tablespoon unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer (you can also use a hand mixer) and beat for a few minutes until the sugar has been completely incorporated.
- Add the eggs one at a time and continue beating.
- Add the molasses and vanilla extract and beat to incorporate.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt.
- Alternate beating in the buttermilk and the flour mixture until fully incorporated, but do not over mix.
- Butter and flour a loaf pan and pour in the batter.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let rest before removing from the loaf pan.
- Add the softened cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt to a bowl and beat together until smooth.
- Stir in the powdered sugar until fully incorporated and the frosting is smooth and spreadable.
- When the loaf cake has cooled, top with the cream cheese frosting.
- Serve and enjoy!....Full Recipes
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