Copy Cat Starbucks Gingerbread
Copycat Starbucks Gingerbread ~ skip the trip to the pricey coffee shop and make your own moist and perfectly spiced frosted gingerbread. It's just right for breakfast, brunch, coffee break or dessert.
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
- standard 9x5 loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 cup applesauce (also use apple butter)
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
cream cheese frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar, plus more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9x5 loaf pan lightly with cooking spray, and then, if you like, line it with parchment paper leaving the ends long so you can lift it out when it's cool.
- Cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and the egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Blend in the applesauce.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices and then add it to the bowl slowly. When everything is incorporated, turn the batter into your pan and smooth it out.
- Bake for about 55 minutes, or until it is risen and a toothpick comes out clean. Loaf pans and ovens can vary greatly, use your common sense to tell you when your cake is done. Check it early.
- Let cool completely on a rack before frosting.
- To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese with the vanilla and then add 2 1/2 cups of the sugar and beat until smooth and creamy. Add a little more sugar if it's not as thick as you like.
- Spread a thick layer of the frosting over the gingerbread. Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.
Notes
- If you love the flavor of fresh ginger, add crystallized ginger to the bread, and sprinkle more on top of the frosting.
- If you love gingerbread spices, try my Glazed Gingerbread Bundt Cake or my Gingerbread ice Cream!
- This recipe makes ALOT of frosting...you could probably get away with halving it if you don't care for such a decadently thick layer.
Nutrition
Calories: 442 kcal · Carbohydrates: 69 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 66 mg · Sodium: 425 mg · Potassium: 89 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 53 g · Vitamin A: 621 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 38 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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