Ginger Loaf

This ginger loaf is a delicious copycat of the famous coffee chain's covered in cream cheese frosting with hints of orange and vanilla.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 2235 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon orange extract (Optional)
• 2 ¼ teaspoons ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon orange extract (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Combine flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a bowl.

Step 3

Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric blender until light and fluffy; stir in 1 teaspoon orange extract. Mix baking soda into applesauce and stir into butter mixture. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack until cool, about 1 hour.

Step 5

Combine cream cheese, vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon orange extract in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Beat in confectioners' sugar gradually. Spread frosting over cooled loaves. Decorate with crystallized ginger.