Oooh yes 🍋 lemon loaf—bright, soft, and dangerously snackable.
Here’s a moist, bakery-style lemon loaf that tastes like it came from a café but is super doable at home:
🍋 Lemon Loaf
Ingredients
Loaf
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup oil or melted butter
- ½ cup milk or yogurt (Greek yogurt = extra moist)
- Zest of 2 lemons
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp lemon juice
How to Make It
- Prep
- Heat oven to 350°F (175°C)
- Grease or line a loaf pan
- Dry bowl
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Wet bowl
- Whisk sugar and eggs until pale.
- Add oil/butter, milk/yogurt, lemon zest, juice, and vanilla.
- Combine
- Fold dry into wet just until combined (don’t overmix).
- Bake
- Pour into pan.
- Bake 45–55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Glaze
- Let loaf cool 10–15 minutes.
- Mix glaze and drizzle over warm loaf so it soaks in a bit 🤌
Little upgrades (if you’re feeling fancy)
- Add poppy seeds
- Swap milk for sour cream
- Brush loaf with lemon syrup (lemon juice + sugar) before glazing
- Finish with a pinch of flaky salt on top
Perfect with coffee, tea, or standing at the counter “just cutting a slice” that turns into three 😄
Want it extra tangy, healthier, or Starbucks-style?
