Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup butter (softened)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 Tablespoons milk (more or less if needed)

Instruction

  • 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.