Classic Gingerbread Loaf Cake
Is there ever such a thing as too many Gingerbread recipes? I think not! At least not from my perspective. Gingerbread is one of my favorite things to bake and to eat. It smells so lovely when it is baking. I could just bottle it and use it for perfume.
I saw this brilliant looking recipe on a page called Cloudy Kitchen the other day for a Classic Gingerbread Loaf Cake. It looked really good. I immediately bookmarked it to make. Today was the day, and I have to say, in all honesty, this is one of the best gingerbreads I have ever made!
- 1/2 cup (150g) molasses (can use equal amounts of light and dark treacle mixed to substitute for the molasses)
- 1/2 cup (115g) butter
- 125ml (1/2 cup) whole milk
- 1 1/4 cup (150g) all purpose, plain flour
- 1/2 cup less 1 TBS (90g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 TBS ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp mixed spice (or pumpkin spice) (see notes to make your own)
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 large free range egg
She used dark treacle in the original recipe, but I chose to use molasses. I find dark treacle to be very strong and am not fond of the flavor. It is just not something I like in large quantities. A tablespoon here and there, but that’s all.
I used salted butter and did not find the loaf to be overly salty. It was just right. The combination of spices was excellent. Do try to use them all if you can. I do give you a recipe for how to make your own mixed spice in the notes of the printable recipe. Its very easy to make and you will find it useful for a lot of things. I do use it a lot in baking.
Other than that, everything is pretty self explanatory and not out of the ordinary!
Make Your Own Mixed Spice:
You can easily make your own mixed spice: Combine 1 TBS ground cinnamon, 1 tsp each of ground coriander and nutmeg, 1/2 tsp of ground ginger, 1/4 tsp each of ground cloves and allspice. Mix well and store in an airtight container out of the light for up to 6 months.
I always have a jar of this mixture in the cupboard as I use it a lot in my baking recipes. Its a lovely combination of flavors.
Classic Gingerbread Loaf Cake
- 1/2 cup (150g) molasses (can use equal amounts of light and dark treacle mixed to substitute for the molasses)
- 1/2 cup (115g) butter
- 125ml (1/2 cup) whole milk
- 1 1/4 cup (150g) all purpose, plain flour
- 1/2 cup less 1 TBS (90g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 TBS ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp mixed spice (or pumpkin spice) (see notes to make your own)
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 large free range egg
- Preheat the oven to 325*f/160*C. Butter a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf tin really well and line with baking paper, leaving a bit of an overhang for lifting out. Place onto a baking tray for ease of putting into and removing from the oven.
- Place the molasses and butter into a saucepan and gently heat together, without allowing it to boil, until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cold milk.
- Sift the flour into a bowl along with the spices, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Whisk in the sugar.
- Once the molasses mixture is no longer hot (shouldn’t take long because of the milk) whisk in the egg, whisking well together to combine.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet. Whisk well together to combine until the mixture is smooth, lump free and has no dry streaks. Pour into the prepared loaf tin.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 60 minutes until well risen and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. It should also have shrunk a bit from the sides of the pan.
- Leave to cool completely in the tin before lifting out. Cut into thick slices to serve with or without softened butter to spread over it. Delicious!
Make Your Own Mixed Spice:
You can easily make your own mixed spice: Combine 1 TBS ground cinnamon, 1 tsp each of ground coriander and nutmeg, 1/2 tsp of ground ginger, 1/4 tsp each of ground cloves and all spice. Mix well and store in an airtight container out of the light for up to 6 months.
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