Ingredients
2
2 servings
- •1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- •2 ¼ teaspoons ground ginger
- •2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- •1 teaspoon ground cloves
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •1 cup white sugar
- •½ cup butter, softened
- •1 teaspoon orange extract (Optional)
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1 cup applesauce
- •1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •½ teaspoon orange extract (Optional)
- •2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- •2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
- Combine flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric blender until light and fluffy; stir in 1 teaspoon orange extract. Mix baking soda into applesauce and stir into butter mixture. Add flour mixture and mix until batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack until cool, about 1 hour.
- Combine cream cheese, vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon orange extract in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Beat in confectioners' sugar gradually. Spread frosting over cooled loaves. Decorate with crystallized ginger.
Nutritional Facts
Per 2 servings
- Calories: 2235
- Carbohydrate: 353g
- Fat: 87g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 19g
- Sugar: 268g
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