Lemon Loaf
This lemon loaf recipe is one of my husband and I’s most favourite recipes. Super moist and packed full of zesty and bright flavour, topped with a sweet lemon icing - it’s truly divine. I always have to make two of these loaves because the first one disappears SO quickly. I assure you, you’ll find it hard to stop at one piece!
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The BEST Lemon Loaf Cake Recipe (makes two loaves)
Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt, greek is also great!
2 cups white sugar
6 large eggs
Zest of two lemons
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1 cup of light olive oil, or vegetable oil (I prefer to avoid seed oils, but if you don’t have light olive, sub for vegetable oil instead.)
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius and grease two loaf pans.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl, whisk together yogurt, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla essence, and vegetable oil until well combined.
Gradually add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared loaf pans.
Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Once baked, remove the loaves from the oven and let them cool in the pans for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
My low fat, Lemon Buttercream:
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of softened, salted butter
2 cups powdered icing sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Zest of one lemon, optional
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
Gradually add powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest, mixing until smooth and creamy.
Assembly:
Once the loaves are completely cooled, spread the lemon buttercream over the top of each loaf.
Garnish with additional lemon zest or sliced lemons if desired.
Enjoy your delicious lemon loaves!
With love,
Tara x