American · Dessert

Orange Spice Gingerbread with Banana Icing

Name: Orange Spice Gingerbread with Banana Icing
Total time: 1 h 39 min
Yield: Makes 8 pieces; serves 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50 g granulated sugar; 115 g molasses; 55 g unsalted butter, softened; 60 ml boiling water; 155 g all-purpose flour; 1½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp ground mace; 2 tsp ground ginger; ¼ tsp salt; 60 ml orange juice; 1 tsp orange zest, finely grated; 1 egg, beaten until light; 50 g very ripe banana, about half a banana; 150 g confectioner's sugar; 1 tsp lemon juice; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 1 tsp unsalted butter, for greasing the pan; 1 tsp all-purpose flour, for dusting the pan

A small, well-spiced gingerbread brightened with orange juice and zest, topped with a quick icing made from ripe banana. Unusual, sweet and soft.

YieldMakes 8 pieces; serves 8
Hands-on30 min
Total1 h 39 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Gingerbread

50 ggranulated sugar
115 gmolasses
55 gunsalted butter, softened
60 mlboiling water
155 gall-purpose flour
1½ tspbaking powder
¼ tspground cloves
½ tspground cinnamon
½ tspground nutmeg
½ tspground mace
2 tspground ginger
¼ tspsalt
60 mlorange juice
1 tsporange zest, finely grated
1egg, beaten until light

Icing

50 gvery ripe banana, about half a banana
150 gconfectioner's sugar
1 tsplemon juice
½ tspvanilla extract
1 pinchsalt

Gingerbread

1 tspunsalted butter, for greasing the pan
1 tspall-purpose flour, for dusting the pan

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Lemon
Banana
Ginger
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
Vanilla
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

Gingerbread

Icing

Gingerbread

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