Easy Gingerbread Loaf Cake

Gingerbread loaf cake is an easy and delicious home baked recipe to make. It's soft, moist and topped with a light covering of icing. A perfect holiday bake!

Gingerbread cake is such a classic British recipe when it comes to home baked cake recipes, don't you think folks?

It was originally referred to as a Jamaica ginger cake but it's actually just a favourite British created cake which used spices grown in Jamaica!

I've got very fond memories of it always being available whenever there were school holidays and in particular at this holiday season time of year.

AAlso, there's no mistaking that unique distinctive smell as it's baking.

The one that makes your whole house smell amazing!

So what I've got for you here is a really easy version of gingerbread cake, in loaf form. Gingerbread loaf cake!

This easy to make gingerbread loaf recipe is made with no butter.

I don't have any issues with using butter in my baking but if I can get away with it and use healthier ingredients without ruining a great original recipe then so much the better!

So I've been able to substitute butter here with a little oil and some Greek yogurt.

That helps to keep the calorie count down to only 209 calories a slice.

Compare that to Starbucks gingerbread which is 400 calories per slice!

In making the batter you'll need two bowls. One to put the dry ingredients in and one for the wet ingredients.

Gently fold the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients until there are no lumps.

Then scoop the batter into the greased loaf tin and bake in your oven until the loaf has risen and smells amazing.

It's really as easy as that.

Then enjoy this ginger loaf cake by sharing with friends and family.

If its too temping to have lying around then cut it into slices and freeze it.

Take it out slice by slice when needed, like when unexpected guests arrive!

The iced topping on this ginger loaf cake is optional.

I think it gives this gingerbread loaf cake a perfect sweet finishing taste but my other half prefers it without the topping and just likes to spread a little margarine on her slice!

Or you could top your homemade gingerbread loaf with a cream cheese topping as I did with my gingerbread muffins. Just follow the topping part of that recipe!

However you choose to top your loaf this traditional old fashioned gingerbread loaf will suit all gingerbread lovers and make an excellent holiday treat.

You'll definitely want to add this gingerbread recipe to your baking list of easy recipes!

Jump to:

• 🥘 Ingredients
• 📖 Substitutions
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🍽 Equipment
• 💭 FAQ's
• 🍰 Other Popular Loaf Cake Recipes For You To Try
• 📋 Easy Gingerbread Loaf Cake Recipe
• 🧾 Nutrition Label
• ⭐ Rate The Recipe

🥘 Ingredients

• Plain Flour / All Purpose Flour
• Wholemeal Flour / Wholewheat Flour
• Light Brown Soft Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Bicarbonate Of Soda
• Cinnamon Powder
• Ground Ginger Powder
• Eggs
• No Fat Greek Yogurt / Natural Yogurt
• Milk
• Treacle
• Sunflower Oil / Vegetable Oil
• Vanilla Extract / Vanilla Essence
• Icing Sugar - optional for the iced topping
• Lemon Juice - optional for the iced topping

See recipe card for the actual quantites of the ginger cake recipe ingredients.

📖 Substitutions

• Plain Flour / All Purpose Flour
• Wholemeal Flour / Wholewheat Flour - if you can't get these you can just use an equal amount of plain / all purpose flour. This will change the nutritional label though.
• Light Brown Soft Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Bicarbonate Of Soda
• Cinnamon Powder
• Ground Ginger Powder
• Eggs - use large eggs. Good quality free range eggs if possible.
• No Fat Greek Yogurt / Natural Yogurt
• Milk
• Treacle - dark corn syrup or molasses will also work.
• Sunflower Oil / Vegetable Oil
• Vanilla Extract / Vanilla Essence
• Icing Sugar - optional for the iced topping
• Lemon Juice - optional for the iced topping

🔪 Instructions

Detailed instructions for this easy gingerbread loaf recipe are in the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step guide of how to make this traditional British ginger cake:

1. Pre-heat oven. Grease loaf tin.
2. Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
3. Mix wet ingredients in another small bowl.
4. Fold wet mixture ingredients into the dry ingredients to create a batter.
5. Pour batter into prepared loaf tin. Bake until risen and golden brown.
6. Use a wooden skewer / cocktail stick to ensure the inside is fully cooked.
7. Allow tin to cool slightly and then remove and transfer loaf of gingerbread to a wire rack / cooling rack.
8. Top with chosen topping or leave as it is.
9. Store in an airtight container or slice into 15 individual slices wrap in plastic wrap and freeze.

🍽 Equipment

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💭 FAQ's

What Is The Difference Between Ginger Cake And Gingerbread Cake?

Ginger cake is a cake enthused with particular spices like ginger and cinnamon. Gingerbread cake is a form of quick bread recipe baked as a cake.

Why Has My Loaf Cake Cracked On Top?

Don't worry if your loaf cake cracks on top. This is nomal and you can easily cover over the cracks with your chosen topping if you want to.

How Should I Serve my Jamaica Ginger Cake?

You can eat it as it is cold with your chosen topping. Or if you haven't topped it with anything you could serve a slice warmed a little in the microwave with some ice cream.

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🍰 Other Popular Loaf Cake Recipes For You To Try

• Cherry bakewell loaf cake is an easy and delicious budget cake with all the flavours of a bakewell tart. Topped with a layer of icing sugar it’s perfect for sharing with friends.
• Lighter lemon loaf cake is such a delicious and easy cake to make. It’s based on Starbucks lemon loaf cake so if you love that but want a healthy version with less calories and fat then this is for you! 
• Lemon blueberry yogurt cake is an easy healthy Greek yogurt cake recipe. Delicious, moist and fluffy. This loaf cake is just packed full of blueberry and lemony goodness!

🧾 Nutrition Label

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