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Starbuck's Gingerbread Loaf with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
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Gingerbread Loaf with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

This "Copycat" Gingerbread loaf recipe is adapted from Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf, so you know it's going to be fantastic, (which it is, duh!) and by making it, it costs a lot less too! We added a creamy, dreamy tangy lemon cream cheese buttercream frosting on top of this spiced old-fashioned gingerbread loaf that will get your taste-buds a-dancing.  Oh My Gosh! 
Prep Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: BREAD, frosting, ginger, gingerbread, Starbucks
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories:
Author: Kim Lange

Ingredients

Gingerbread Loaf

  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon coffee extract or vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 cup applesauce or apple butter
  • 1 ½ tablespoons molasses
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated or ground

Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

  • ½ stick butter softened (4 tablespoons)
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¾ cups confectioner's sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  • Set oven to 350F
  • Line am 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper leaving ends long so you can lift it out when cooled. Spray non-stick spray over parchment paper/pan.

Gingerbread Loaf

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices and set aside
  • Cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and coffee or vanilla extract.
  • Mix in the applesauce/applebutter and molasses.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients slowly until just incorporated.
  • Add into loaf pan and level.
  • Bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until it is risen and a toothpick comes out clean. Check it early to make sure you don't overbake. 8x4 loaf pan will bake longer, and will thicker than the 9x5 loaf pan.
  • Let cool completely on a rack before frosting.

Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

  • Beat the cream cheese and softened butter together until smooth, then add the lemon juice
  • Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until well blended.
  • Frost the gingerbread loaf.