Mini gingerbread loaf with lemon icing

This cute mini gingerbread loaf is delicious and a great gift for friends.

Ingredients (makes 12 Mini loaves)

125 grams Butter
2/3 cup or 120 grams Golden syrup
1/3 cup Brown sugar
1 1/2 cups Self-raising flour
1/2 cup Plain flour
1 Tbsp Ground ginger
2 tsp Mixed spice
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1 1/2 cups Icing sugar, sifted
2 Tbsp Lemon juice

Method

Preheat oven to 160 degrees. Line or grease, mini loaf tin (I use my mini Christmas tree cake tin - see note).
Stir butter, syrup and sugar in a saucepan over low heat until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Cool.
In a large bowl combine flour, ginger and mixed spice. Add eggs, buttermilk and cooled mixture. Stir until combined. Spoon into mini loaf tin.
Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked. Cool on a wire rack.
Add icing sugar and lemon juice together to make a runny paste. Spread over loaves, set aside to cool.

Notes

I like to bake these loaves in my mini Christmas tree cake tin. I think it would also be fine to bake in a normal loaf tin however, cooking time may require adjustment.

44 Comments

- - Blessed said
  - 14 Jan 2021
    7:38 am
Yummy, my nan would love these

- - serotonin said
  - 01 Nov 2016
    7:17 pm
These look absolutely scrumptious! Can’t wait to start making these for Christmas. I think I’ll have to make a practice batch at least once a week, so we can perfect them. (I just want to eat them hehe)

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    11:27 am
I’m a sucker when it comes to anything with ginger in it – be it cakes, biscuits or savoury. This looks amazing and would be great in Christmas gift bags

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 22 Jun 2016
    7:56 pm
These are so much fun to make.

- - aprilb1 said
  - 01 Jan 2016
    9:34 pm
Love this recipe, so good!

- - mom112217 said
  - 17 Dec 2015
    4:08 pm
Love the lemon icing on the gingerbread,looks fantastic and a gift to share! Thanks.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 30 Nov 2015
    6:59 pm
these look and sound awesome – thanks for sharing the recipe

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 21 Nov 2015
    3:53 pm
Ginger is very healthy for you.

- - mom62624 said
  - 13 Nov 2015
    7:21 am
A delicious and creative recipe idea; thanks!.

- - mom109009 said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    11:42 pm
This reminds me of Canadian Gingerbread Cake I had a few years ago in Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia. Thanks for sharing. This Christmas I’ll be making a batch or two of these.

- - bubble6369 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    3:18 pm
What great little festive treats to hand out

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 23 Aug 2015
    3:10 pm
iLOVE GINGER AND I LOVE LEMON! This is a great combo!

- - rebekah.bone said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    11:06 pm
This would be a hit at Christmas!

- - mom109229 said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    9:02 pm
Ginger and lemon is a great mix! Delicious!

- - memo said
  - 28 Jun 2015
    5:53 pm
a nice change with lemon icing

- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 26 Jun 2015
    3:35 pm
Very cute idea

- - nbird16 said
  - 11 Jun 2015
    9:51 pm
Great idea for inexpensive Christmas gifts

- - mom106475 said
  - 19 May 2015
    6:25 pm
What a great idea for a special Christmas Treat.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 17 May 2015
    6:15 pm
These look so dainty and I do love ginger! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

- - mom113055 said
  - 11 May 2015
    1:48 pm
it is really great to read