Lemon Loaf | Video
Lemon loaf featuring moist and tangy lemon flavored cake with luxe lemon glaze
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Servings loaf cake
Ingredients
Lemon loaf:
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- ¾ cup granulated sugar caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup oil
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract optional
- 1 and ¾ cups all purpose flour plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Lemon glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar confectioner’s or powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F. Arrange an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Grease and line a 9 x 5 - inch loaf tin with baking paper.
- Place lemon zest and granulated (caster) sugar in a large bowl. Using your finges, rub zest into sugar for about 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add eggs. Whisk until sugar is dissolved completely.
- Add oil, milk, sour cream, lemon juice and lemon extract (if using). Whisk until just combined.
- Sift in flour and baking powder. Fold in gently.
- Pour batter into loaf tin. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from oven. Turn on to a wire rack. Let cool for about 30 minutes before drizzling with lemon glaze.
- To make the lemon glaze, combine together icing or confectioner’s sugar, lemon juice and milk.
- Pour glaze over the cake and leave to cool completely.
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Notes
- Sour cream can be substituted with yogurt
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 226mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g