Easy Ginger Loaf Cake – it’s a beauty!

I thought it about time that we had a new traditional cake on the website. So I decided, with your help, to make a Ginger Loaf cake!

My Ginger Loaf is a lighter cake – it’s not the sticky dark type.

I cannot tell you how chuffed I am with this cake – it’s a total babe!

It’s a gorgeous spicy golden cake – mmmm

I quite like making loaf cakes (rather than round cakes) as I think it’s easier to handle and cut and always looks so pretty and neat

This one has a mixture of ginger and cinnamon as spices.

And it delivers a lovely mild ginger flavour, warming and comforting.

The simple lemon icing just adds to the treat.

Ginger and lemon seem to go so well together.

Please try it with the icing it’s so good

Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy!

Ginger Loaf Cake with lemon icing – delicious!

Oh I love a bit of icing on my ginger cake

A little about ginger

So first a little about ginger

It is widely know that ginger has many health benefits. Look it up it’s incredible.

However blains such as, anti-inflammatory, can treat many forms of nausea, lower blood sugars, and help with menstral pain.

There’s a lot of health benefits – if you’re interest check the benefits here 🙂

So it makes sense to eat ginger cake yes? Obviously …… and I’d say, often!

How to make a Ginger Cake?

It really is so very easy

You simply mix your dry ingredients together, melt your butter and syrup over hot water.

Then simply add an egg the butter and syrup mixture and mix.

Boom that simple!

Full method is detailed below –

However I want you to know how easy it is:

Loaf Liners for loaf cakes? Are they good?

Also before I forget, have you discovered loaf liners yet?

Oh they are fantastic, you can say ‘bye’ to trying to line a loaf tin

I love them, so easy and you can find them in most supermarkets and they are not expensive either

Look at this beautiful Easy Ginger Loaf Cake

Just look at this beauty – it’s fail safe, every flipping time

Golden & delicious

The Ginger Loaf Cake Lemon Icing

This simple Lemon icing is delicious with the ginger cake – trust me – amazing!!

You don’t technically have to have the icing but it is special with it

One of my readers also adds stem ginger to the top too – says it’s wonderful

How long will my Ginger Loaf Cake keep?

In our house it doesn’t last long….

However wrap in foil or clingfilm and pop in an airtight tin and it’ll be good for 4 – 5 days

Can I freeze my Ginger Cake?

Yes, yes you can (however I suggest freezing without the icing)

Just wrap well in foil or clingfilm and pop in the freezer – where it will be good for a couple of months.

You could always freeze slices separately – then you always have cake 🙂 just either wrap each slice individually or pop a piece of baking paper in-between each slice so it’s easier to defrost

Ginger loaf cake on tap I’d say…

How do I know when my ginger loaf cake is baked?

This loaf cake bakes in approximately 1 hour , normally. However please be aware that ovens do vary and that your bake time could too….

When it’s baked it will be golden brown and risen, and firm to touch

If you are unsure you can always insert a skewer into the centre. When you take the skewer out it will come out clean, with no wet batter on the skewer

If it’s still wet then it may not be quite baked so give it another 5-10 minutes and try again

Can I make my ginger loaf cake gluten free?

Yes and it’s really simple

Simply replace the flour for gluten free flour

Just a few pointers about Loaf Cakes, not just ginger ones

And please remember if you like this cake I have so many more I’m sure you’ll love.

Freda’s Apple & Fruit Loaf is really very popular, as is my Lemon Drizzle Cake!

Oh and let’s not forget my Mum Easy Christmas Cake another classic and a must try for Christmas.

Oh and this one is a beaut!! Banana, date & walnut loaf

Gosh can you tell I love baking and especially the good old classics!!

They are classic for a reason…… they stand the test of time

Oh and here’s my Coffee Cake too 🙂

10 Lovely Loaf Cakes

In fact if you love a loaf cake I have 10 LOVELY LOAF CAKES gathered all together – have a look

I hope you enjoy the round up

And let me know how you get on with this Ginger Loaf cake – I love your comments

Thanks Cx