Northern California is starting to cool off and that is a good excuse to turn on my oven and bake Christmas goodies. This gingerbread loaf is perfect for a chilly morning. When my husband had a bite of this bread, he told me that it was better than the Starbucks one. I mean, I like Starbucks stuff, but I think when you make stuff at home, they can be a little healthier and fresh. This loaf does not have molasses like other recipes, but I added crystallized ginger chips which makes the bread more tasty!
There is no trick for this recipe. Just one thing to remember : Use cold cream cheese not room temperature. Using cold cream cheese will make your frosting perfect and not runny.
I know many people from Facebook asked me for this recipe! So if this is you, leave me a comment! Sorry it took me so long to post!
Let’s start baking!
Happy October! Finally my favorite month is here! I love pumpkins, Halloween, apples, candy, Fall, spooky decorations, etc. I’m drinking pumpkin spice coffee right now (I bought it at Trader Joe’s and it’s very good). I felt that I was baking with pumpkin a lot so I decided to stop for a day and bake something that includes chocolate… so I came up with this idea of mixing chocolate and wine (what can go wrong with that, right?) but… I also wanted to incorporate something fresh (because I knew the cake was going to be rich)… and I decided to add pears. This cake is fabulous to make and share with your friends during Halloween time (or anytime…).
This is the season for Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Have you had any pumpkin coffee drink? I think I had 5 psl so far …. Not everybody is a fan because it’s a bit too sweet, but how about we mix pumpkin and espresso to make scones? The result of this experiment is pretty decent, I wish I added more espresso powder but if you are having a cup of joe with it then you have everything you need for a perfect chilly Fall morning.
1.- First beat the butter until creamy for about 2 minutes, add the brown sugar and white sugar, beat for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and the egg and mix 2-3 minutes.
2.- In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3.- Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar butter mixture and mix well. Add chocolate chunks.
4.- CHILL the dough: Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
5.- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
6.- Shape the dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place the balls of dough about 3 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake it for 10 min or until cookies begin to brown.
Enjoy!