Copycat Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting
Frosted Gingerbread loaf made with butter, molasses, applesauce & a blend of warm Fall spices! Delicious gingerbread quick bread with a smooth cream cheese frosting on top that everyone adores!
Servings: 10
Calories: 413kcal
Ingredients
Loaf:
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 2 ½ tsp ginger
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp cloves
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup butter room temp
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup applesauce
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 4 Tbs butter room temp
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and all of the spices.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, brown sugar and sugar until smooth.
- Add in the eggs and beat together.
- Add in the applesauce, molasses and eggs and whisk until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture into the wet mixture and mix just until the flour is incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and place into the preheated oven to bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
- Once the loaf is baked, remove from the oven and place onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- While the loaf is cooling, make the cream cheese frosting.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine all of the ingredients and beat on medium-high speed for 6-8 minutes or until a smooth and creamy frosting has formed.
- Once the bread has cooled, remove from the loaf pan.
- Dollop and smooth the cream cheese frosting on top of the entire loaf. Slice and serve.
Notes
Storage: Bread may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 526mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 782IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 2mg