Lemon Loaf

Are you getting ready for Easter? Have you got your baking done? This Lemon Loaf is a quick and easy recipe to make and would be perfect to bring along as a hostess gift if you are invited out this weekend. It also would be a great quick dessert, add some whip cream or ice cream and fresh berries ~ perfect for a light dessert after your big Easter meal.

It also is a wonderful treat to have with your afternoon coffee or tea.

This loaf would also make a great breakfast ~ leave off the glaze and have it with your morning coffee before you head to work. It is a perfect treat for any time of the day, even during the middle of the night like we had it at work.

Lemon Loaf

A wonderful light lemon loaf, perfect for your afternoon snack, or add fruit and whip cream for a wonderful dessert.

Ingredients

For Loaf

1 cup butter at room temperature
2 cups Zulka Morena Pure Cane Sugar
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 tbsp freshly grated lemon zest
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup Yoplait Blended Vanilla Yogurt
For Simple Syrup
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup Zulka Morena Pure Cane Sugar

For Glaze

see notes or
1 cup powdered sugar
1 3/4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray tins with cooking spray.
In mixing bowl cream sugar and butter on medium speed for 5 minutes.
Add lemon zest and eggs one and a time during the 5 minutes.
Mix until mixture is light and fluffy.
Add lemon juice, milk and yogurt. Mix until well combined.
Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in bowl.
Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Divide mixture into tins - I used mini loaf pans
Bake for 25- 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Make simple syrup by adding 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/4 cup sugar in pot, cook until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
Once done, let loaves sit in pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from pans and poke top with fork and spoon simple syrup over the top of the loaves
Allow loaves to completely cool.
Drizzle glaze over loaves.

Notes

I have made this recipe using 2 regular size loaf pans - this will take about 45 minutes to bake.
This last time I made 12 cupcakes and 3 mini loaves, you probably would make 6 mini loaves without the cupcakes.
For the glaze I had made Lemon Buttercream Frosting and I thinned 2 tbsp of the frosting with milk and drizzled it over the top.

I also made this recipe for an Easter treat by making turning cupcakes over and making baskets. For the recipe head over to Lemon Baskets for Easter.