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luxurious lemon loaf

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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Gaia Cisto
@GiCi
New Albany, IN

We eat 100% from scratch and 100% organic in our home. This recipe is a decadent delight because it's not made from a box mix. It's made with whole, natural, and delicious ingredients that come together for a fantastic zing to your tastebuds. It's wonderful as a dessert and divine with coffee. My friends and family love this recipe.

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

This lemon loaf is better than anything you'd find at a coffee shop. There's a nice balance of sweetness and tartness in this treat. The from-scratch cake is moist, very lemony, and not overly sweet. With not a lot of baking powder, it does not have the same rounded top as other quick breads. The simple lemon icing adds additional lemon flavor but also a touch more sweetness. A slice will be wonderful with coffee or hot tea.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
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yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 55 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For luxurious lemon loaf

  • BREAD
  • 1 1/2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3 lg
    eggs, room temperature
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter; softened
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    lemon extract
  • 1 tsp
    lemon zest
  • 1/3 c
    lemon juice
  • 1/2 c
    coconut oil
  • LEMON ICING
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp
    lemon extract
  • 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
    lemon zest

How To Make luxurious lemon loaf

  • Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
    1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Blend together the eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice
    2
    Use a mixer to blend together the eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a medium bowl.
  • Mix wet and dry ingredients together.
    3
    Mix wet and dry ingredients together.
  • Add oil.
    4
    Add oil.
  • Mix well.
    5
    Mix well.
  • Pour batter into a well greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
    6
    Pour batter into a well greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50 - 55 minutes.
    7
    Bake at 350 degrees for 50 - 55 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes.
    8
    Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the loaf onto a cooling rack.
  • Combine icing ingredients in a bowl.
    9
    Make the lemon icing by combining the icing ingredients in a small bowl with an electric mixer at low speed. Add milk until it is able to drizzle.
  • Drizzle icing over the cooled cake.
    10
    Drizzle icing onto the cooled lemon loaf. Let the icing set up before slicing.
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