🍋 Lemon Loaf Cake
A lemon loaf cake is moist, soft, and full of bright citrus flavor. It’s simple to bake and perfect with tea or coffee. 🍰
🧾 Ingredients
- 1½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 **Egg**s
- ½ cup Butter, melted
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Zest
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Optional glaze
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons lemon juice
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- Heat oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Grease a loaf pan.
2. Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until smooth.
- Add melted butter, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
4. Combine
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until smooth.
5. Bake
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan.
- Bake for 45–50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Add glaze
- Mix powdered sugar with lemon juice and drizzle over the cooled cake.
🍽️ Tips
- Add Blueberries for a lemon-blueberry loaf.
- For extra citrus flavor, add more lemon zest.
- Serve with Tea or Coffee.
✅ Tip:
Let the cake cool completely before glazing so the topping sets nicely and doesn’t melt.
If you want, I can also show you a 5-ingredient quick lemon loaf recipe that beginners can bake in 30 minutes. 🍋🍰
