Lemon Loaf Cake
This lemon loaf cake is soft, buttery, and bursting with lemon flavor! It comes together in one bowl and no mixer needed!
Prep Time :15 minutes
Cook Time :50 minutes
Total Time :1 hour 5 minutes
Servings :8
Ingredients
Lemon Loaf
- 200 g white sugar 1 cup
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 115 g melted butter ½ cup
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 110 g plain yogurt ½ cup
- 1 tbsp milk
- 180 g all-purpose flour 1½ cups
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
Lemon Syrup
- 100 g white sugar ½ cup
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp water
Lemon Glaze
- 65 g icing sugar ½ cup
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line a loaf pan (8x4 or 9x5 inch).
- In a bowl, rub lemon zest into sugar for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Whisk in melted butter, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, yogurt, and milk.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix gently until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 37–40 minutes (8x4 pan) Or 33–35 minutes (9x5 pan), until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While baking, combine syrup ingredients in a bowl and microwave for 40 seconds or heat in a pan until sugar dissolves.
- Pour warm syrup over the loaf immediately after baking. Let it soak while cooling in the pan.
- Once cooled, whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over the top.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy!
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