Gingerbread Loaf

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• frosting:
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4-6 tablespoons milk

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from lecremedelacrumb.com

Preparation

Step 1

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x5 inch bread pan with nonstick foil and spray with nonstick spray.
In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl cream together butter, sugar, and applesauce.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until blended. Pour mixture into prepared baking pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool on a cooling rack.
For the frosting, in a medium bowl cream together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth and spreadable. Spread over cooled gingerbread loaf. Allow to set up for 1 hour (or if you can't wait you can serve it immediately, but I like it best when the frosting has a chance to set up a bit!). Store in airtight container.