Dessert for 8
Lemon Loaf Cake
This moist lemon loaf blends butter, sugar, eggs, and lemon zest, then bakes under a sweet lemon glaze.
$0.44per serving $
70 minstart to table
8servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter (optional)
- 1 tbsp salted butter (optional)
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 lemon
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter.
- Beat the butter and sugar until light, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Beat in the vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Stir in the flour and baking powder until just combined, then spread the batter in the pan.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a tester comes out clean, and cool the loaf for 10 minutes.
- Whisk the confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons lemon juice, then spread the glaze over the cooled loaf.
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