"This Copycat Starbuck's Lemon Loaf is homemade and full of lemon flavor with a lemon glaze on top that makes it even better than Starbuck's!"
Ingredients
For the cake:
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
½ cup vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons lemon zest
2 Tablespoons lemon extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
For the lemon glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2-3 Tablespoons lemon juice
Method
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured no-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, add the eggs, sugar, sour cream, oil and whisk vigorously until smooth and combined. Finally, add the lemon zest, lemon extract, and stir well to combine.
- Then, stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and stir until just combined. It’s okay if it’s a bit lumpy. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for about 50 to 52 minutes.
- Optional: In the last 10 minutes of baking, tent pan with foil (loosely drape a sheet of foil over pan) to prevent excessive browning on the top and sides of bread before center cooks through.
- Allow loaf to cool in pan on top of a wire rack for at least 30 minutes before turning out onto cooling rack to finish cooling before glazing.
- For the glaze, in a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth and combined. You may need to play with the sugar and lemon juice amounts a bit for desired consistency and flavor (I prefer mine to be thick.)
- Evenly spread or drizzle glaze over bread before slicing and serving.
Loaf will keep fresh in and airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Don’t store it in the fridge because it will dry out.
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