Apple Spice Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 11⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla paste or extract 2 cups apple puree
• 3⁄4 cup oil
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 teaspoon salt
• Zest of 1 lemon