Gingerbread Quick Bread
by Brava Chef Erin
Brava
Servings About 9 slices
Active Time:
~15 min
Total Time:
~1 hr 21 min
About this Recipe
This gingerbread quick bread is sure to get you into the holiday spirit. Loaded with warm Christmas spices and topped with a sweet and creamy cream cheese frosting, it’s the perfect treat for a cold winter day. Not to mention, your house will smell like Christmas while it bakes in Brava!
Ingredients
For the gingerbread:
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
2½ teaspoons ground ginger
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅓ cup dark molasses (not blackstrap)
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1 cup butter (2 sticks), melted and cooled
For the frosting and garnish:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
4 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon dried cranberries (optional)
1 tablespoon candied ginger, thinly sliced (optional)
From Your Pantry
cooking spray
kosher salt
Equipment
Brava loaf pan
mixing bowls
stand mixer (optional)
wire cooling rack
Nutrition Information
Allergens: Milk, Eggs, Wheat (Gluten)
Keywords
Breakfast
Sweets
Vegetarian
Kid Friendly
Baked Goods
Bread
Brunch
Christmas
Desserts
Loaf Pan
Recipes
Winter
1
Make batter
- In medium bowl, stir together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, kosher salt, nutmeg and cloves; set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together molasses, ⅔ cup water and baking soda.
- In bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip brown sugar and eggs together on high speed until mixture is light in color, about 1-2 minutes. Stop mixer and scrape down bowl with spatula.
- On low speed, slowly add melted butter until combined.
- Add ⅓ of flour mixture until combined, then ⅓ of liquid mixture. Repeat until flour and liquid mixtures are fully incorporated.
2
Pour batter into pan
- Lightly butter or spray Brava loaf pan.
- Add batter to loaf pan.
3
Bake bread
- Press green button to begin preheating Brava.
- When Brava is preheated, slide loaf pan into top shelf. Press green button to begin baking.
- When your food is done, transfer loaf pan to wire rack and let cool completely before serving.
4
Make cream cheese frosting
- While cake is cooling, make frosting.
- In bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, whip together butter and cream cheese on medium speed for two minutes. Stop mixer and scrape down bowl and whisk with spatula.
- On low speed, slowly add powdered sugar, vanilla and a pinch of kosher salt until combined.
- Turn speed to high and whip for 3 minutes.
5
Finish and serve
- Carefully remove gingerbread from loaf pan.
- Frost gingerbread loaf with cream cheese frosting.
- Garnish with dried cranberries and slices of candied ginger and serve.
