Gingerbread Loaf Cake With Orange Icing
This soft gingerbread loaf cake is packed with the perfect amount of ginger flavor and topped with a sweet orange glaze.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 218kcal
Ingredients
Gingerbread
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup dark molasses
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup 2% or skim milk
Orange Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1-2 tablespoons 2% or skim milk
Instructions
Gingerbread
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in molasses, eggs, yogurt, ginger, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Fold flour mixture into butter mixture alternately with milk until batter is smooth.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake loaf cake at 350F 40-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool loaf cake completely on a wire cooling rack.
Orange Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, orange zest, and just enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency.
- Remove gingerbread from pan and transfer to a cutting board. Drizzle glaze over cooled gingerbread and allow to set 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store cake in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice gingerbread | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.5g | Protein: 4.5g | Fat: 9.7g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 3173mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 12.5g | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg