Gingerbread Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1¼ cups (150g) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ¾ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup (2 sticks/225g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ½ cup (99g) granulated sugar
• ½ cup (107g) packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 8 ounces (227g) cream cheese, at room temperature
• ½ cup (1 stick/113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¼ cup (57g) sour cream
• 1 cup (113g) confectioners’ sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Pinch kosher salt
• Candied ginger, to garnish