Costa Coffee .
Spicy gingerbread, silky caramel, and a hint of coffee? It sounds like a dream team for an epic festive dessert! So pop your oven on and whisk up this festive Gingerbread Loaf; a gingerbread sponge made using Costa Coffee Gingerbread Latte topped with spiced caramel frosting and decorated with mini gingerbread men.
Servings: 6 | Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 50 - 60 mins
Ingredients: Gingerbread Loaf • 250g self raising flour • 200g unsalted butter • 125g soft light brown sugar • 75g dark treacle • 3 large eggs • 1 tsp. baking powder • 100ml Costa Coffee Gingerbread Latte • ½ tsp. mixed spice • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon • ½ tsp. ground ginger
Spiced Caramel Buttercream • 120g salted butter • ½ tsp. ground ginger • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
Decorations • Mini gingerbread men • Sprinkles
• ½ tsp. vanilla paste • 50g caramel sauce • 230g icing sugar
Method: 1. Begin by greasing a 900g loaf tin with butter, then line it with greaseproof paper. 2. Preheat the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas 4. 3. Place all the ingredients for the loaf into a stand mixer (or use an electric hand mixer) and beat until fully combined and smooth. 4. Pour into the lined tin and bake for 50 – 60 minutes until cooked through – to check this, insert a cocktail stick into the centre of the cake; when removed it should be clean. 5. While the cake cools, make the buttercream by beating the butter, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and vanilla paste in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. 6. Next, add the caramel sauce, then gradually add the icing sugar until smooth. 7. Top the cooled sponge with the buttercream and decorate with the gingerbread men and sprinkles, then serve.
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