Luscious Lemon Loaf Recipes

BEST LEMON LOAF EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Cream sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, lemon extract, and vanilla; beat until incorporated.
• Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture; whisk until smooth. Add oil and mix well. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• While the cake is cooling, mix powdered sugar, milk, lemon zest, and lemon extract in a bowl until smooth. Pour over the cooled loaf. Slice up the loaf when the icing sets.

EASY LEMON LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening; lightly sprinkle with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, yogurt, melted butter, lemon peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are moistened; scrape bottom and side of bowl. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter in pan. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes; run metal spatula around edge of loaf to loosen. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

LUSCIOUS LEMON LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x 5 inch metal loaf pan with nonstick baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add eggs, sour cream, oil, lemon zest and vanilla to flour mixture.
• Using an electric mixer on med-low speed, heat for 1 minute, until blended.
• Scrape sides and bottom of bowl with a spatula.
• Beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make glaze: in a small saucepan, combine the sugar and lemon juice.
• Bring to a boil over med-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat; use immediately.
• Invert cake onto rack, then turn right side up.
• Poke warm cake all over with a skewer, then pour glaze over top.
• Let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make icing: in a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, butter, lemon juice and lemon zest until blended and smooth; use immediately.
• Spread icing over top of cooled cake.