Banana Gingerbread with Icing

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 4 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tbsp powdered sugar (for icing)
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp heavy cream (for icing)
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice (for icing)

Steps

  • 1
    Move oven rack to low position so that top of pan will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
  • 2
    In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, pumpkin pie spice, cardamom and nutmeg.
  • 3
    In a separate, medium bowl, combine brown sugar, banana, molasses, buttermilk and oil. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon (or paddle attachment) until just combined.
  • 4
    Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • 5
    Cool loaf in pan for 10 minutes, then cool completely out of loaf pan on a cooling rack.
  • 6
    When fully cooled, prepare icing; in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, heavy cream and lemon juice until smooth. Pour through a sieve into another small bowl. Carefully pour icing over loaf (with a plate or parchment paper underneath to catch the extra drippings). Cool in refrigerator for 1 hour to allow icing to set before slicing.

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