This is a nicely spiced cake packed with cinnamon and a hint of ginger. The added chocolate glaze makes the cake pop with flavor.
Prepare: 10 minutesmins
Bake: 50 minutesmins
Total Time: 1 hourhr
Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 ⅓cups(200g) flour
¾cup(150g) sugar
⅔cup(160mL) oil
3large(150g) eggs
2tsp(4g) cinnamon
1 ½tsp(6g) baking powder
1tsp(1g) ginger
½tsp(2.5g) salt
Glaze
1cup(125g) powdered sugar
2tbs(10g) cocoa powder
2-3tbs(30-45mL) milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
Grease and flour or line a 9×5 (23x13cm) loaf pan with parchment paper.
Combine flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger in a small bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and oil until smooth. Beat in sugar. Add flour mixture and beat until you no longer see lumps, about 1 minute. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Center should read between 200F (93C) and 210F (99C.)
Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
Chocolate Glaze
In a medium bowl, sift together powdered sugar and cocoa. Add milk one teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Drizzle on top of the cake and allow to drip off the sides. Serve or store after 15 minutes to allow glaze to harden.
Notes
You can substitute flour with self-rising flour. Just omit the salt and baking powder from the recipe.