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Gingerbread Spiced Pound Cake is Perfect for Holiday Snacking

Slices of gingerbread spiced pound cake on white plates
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
1h
Yields
8 servings

Vanilla bean pound cake meets classic gingerbread with this warming holiday recipe that’s loaded with swirls of gingerbread spice. Make this ahead of the holidays for an easy lazy day snack that the whole family will love. It’s especially delicious toasted and served with plain Greek yogurt as a simple breakfast – even picky kiddos will love it!

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ingredients

4
eggs, room temperature
1 ½
cup granulated sugar
½
cup crème fraiche or Greek yogurt
2
cups all-purpose flour
1
tsp baking powder
¼
cup plus 2 Tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
1
tsp gingerbread spice (homemade or store bought)
1
tsp vanilla bean paste or 1 vanilla pod
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directions

Notes

Rest Time: 30 Minutes, Total Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes.

Ingredients for gingerbread spiced pound cake
Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325°F and butter a loaf pan. Line the buttered pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

Step 2

In a mixing bowl, add eggs and sugar. Using an electric mixer, whip on medium speed until pale yellow. Add the crème fraiche or Greek yogurt and melted butter and mix again.

Wet batter for gingerbread spiced pound cake
Step 3

Add the flour and baking powder, mix until combined.

Related: These Chewy Gingerbread Eggnog Sandwich Cookies are a New Christmas Classic

A metal bowl with whipped icing
Step 4

Equally divide the mixture into two separate bowls. Add the vanilla bean paste into one bowl and the gingerbread spice into the other bowl. Using a spatula, stir the mixtures separately until the spices have combined into the batter thoroughly.

2 mixing bowls, 1 of vanilla bean pound cake batter and 1 of gingerbread spiced pound cake batter
Step 5

Using 2 different spoons, alternate adding the mixtures (one scoop at a time) into the prepared loaf pan. Once all added, using a wooden skewer (or the back of a spoon) swirl the mixtures. By doing this, once baked it will have nice swirls of the two flavors on each slice of pound cake.

A loaf pan filled with swirled gingerbread spiced pound cake batter
Step 6

Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden skewer inserted comes out clean.

Related: An Overnight Gingerbread French Toast Bake for the Perfect Winter Morning

A baked loaf of gingerbread spiced pound cake in the baking pan
Step 7

Let the cake cool for 30 minutes before unmolding it from the loaf pan. Once cooled removed from the loaf pan and serve.

 

Storage tip: The pound cake is best enjoyed on the same day, but it can be wrapped in a plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Looking for more gingerbread inspired recipes? Try Anna Olson’s gorgeous triple gingerbread bundt cake next!

A sliced gingerbread spiced pound cake on a marble serving board

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