I have never bought a slice of gingerbread loaf from Starbucks, but heard good reviews about it. To me they are way too expensive. So I went on the internet and found a few recipes. Mixed and matched, and here is the result. I have been told it taste pretty darn close to the real thing.
Ingredients
For the Gingerbread Loaf 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon orange extract, optional 1 cup applesauce 1 tsp baking soda 1 egg 1/2 cup sour cream For the Frosting: 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 tsp vanilla 3 cups icing sugar Candied ginger, chopped in small squares
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a medium bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. (First 5 ingredients)
2. Cream butter and sugars together. Add egg, sour cream, apple sauce and baking soda. Add the flour mixture slowly, mix well. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 30 min. or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes and then remove from pan, cool completely on racks.
3. For the frosting, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer until soft and light. Add the vanilla and slowly add 1/2 cup of icing sugar at a time and blend in. Spread the icing on top of the cakes and decorate with the candied ginger.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. In a medium bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. (First 5 ingredients)
Cream butter and sugars together. Add egg, sour cream, apple sauce and baking soda. Add the flour mixture slowly, mix well. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 30 min. or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes and then remove from pan, cool completely on racks.
For the frosting, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer until soft and light. Add the vanilla and slowly add 1/2 cup of icing sugar at a time and blend in. Spread the icing on top of the cakes and decorate with the candied ginger.
This is one of those recipes you see on tv and you just have to make it yourself. This one was Bobby Flay’s throw down with Father Leo. Just looking at the show made my mouth water. After long searching on the internet I found Father Leo’s Fusion Fajita’s. There is only one thing I cheated on with this recipe, I didn’t make the guacamole, bought it from the produce section freshly made. Next time when I have the time I will make it myself.
This is the best copy cat recipe for a Pizza Hut deep pan pizza. Actually in my opinion this is even better then a Pizza Hut pizza. But that is for you to decide.