Gingerbread Loaf Cake

 

Ingredients 

▢ 1 and ½ cup All purpose flour

▢ ½ teaspoon Baking soda

▢ 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon

▢ 1 tablespoon Ginger (ground)

▢ 1 teaspoon Cloves (ground)

▢ ¼ teaspoon Salt

▢ ½ cup Milk

▢ 2-3 drops Lemon juice

▢ 115 gms Unsalted butter

▢ 1 cup Golden brown sugar (packed and ½ cup)

▢ 3 tablespoon Water

▢ 2 Eggs

▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
2. Grease and dust a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan.
3. Mix all purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves and salt in a bowl.
4. Mix milk and lemon juice in a bowl.
5. Mix ½ cup brown sugar and water in another bowl.
6. Whisk butter and 1 cup brown sugar in a bowl till light and fluffy ( approx 5 minutes )
7. Add the Brown sugar and water mixture and mix till combined.
8. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well after each addition.
9. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
10. Add half of the flour mixture and mix to combine.
11. Add the milk and lemon mixture and mix till combine.
12. Add the remaining flour and mix well.
13. Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
14. Bake for 45-50 minutes, till a tooth pick comes out clean.
15. Remove from the oven.
16. Cool for 5 minutes in the tray.
17. Transfer the loaf on a wire rack and cool.
18. Dust with powdered sugar.
19. Cut into slices and serve.

Source: Whiskaffair