Baking a Gingerbread Loaf 🍞
This gingerbread loaf with cinnamon honey frosting is perfect at Christmas (or anytime of the year! ❄️🍞❄️
Ingredients
Loaf:
200g self raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
100g unsalted butter, melted
100ml vegetable oil
150g caster sugar
2 eggs
100g Arla skyr natural yoghurt
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
50g dates, chopped
Cinnamon Honey Frosting:
200g butter, softened
800g icing sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp honey
Method:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C) and grease a loaf pan.
In a bowl, whisk together the melted butter, vegetable oil, and caster sugar until well combined.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Stir in the skyr yogurt and mix until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine the self-raising flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mixed spice.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Fold in the chopped dates until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
While the cake is cooling, in a large bowl, beat the softened butter until pale and creamy.
Gradually add the icing sugar, one cup at a time, and continue to beat until smooth.
Add the cinnamon and honey, and beat until well combined.
Once the loaf cake has cooled completely, spread the cinnamon honey frosting over the top.
Top with gingerbread men and spinkles and enjoy!!
Have a Magical Christmas ✨🎄✨