Easy Lemon Loaf Cake
This Lemon loaf cake is one of the most delicious and easy cake you will ever make! Moist and fluffy lemon cake bursting with fresh lemon flavor drizzled with lemon glaze on top will make you crave for more !
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup Plain Flour
- ½ cup Caster Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs Room Temperature
- ½ cup Yoghurt See Notes
- 150 g Unsalted Butter Room Temperature
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
- ¼ cup Cooking Oil See Notes
For Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup Icing Sugar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 180°C/160°C fan and prepare an 10 inch loaf tin lined with baking paper
- Using electric beater cream together butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add oil and continue to mix at low speed until mixed well.
- Add eggs one by one, mixing well after each addition.
- Add lemon juice and lemon rind, followed by yoghurt. Continue to mix until smooth mixture is formed and all the ingredients are combined well.
- In a bowl combine plain flour, baking powder and salt. Mix with spoon and add it to wet mixture.
- Mix well until everything is combined. The batter will be thick but smooth.
- Pour it in prepared tin and bake in the oven for 45 min to an hour.
- For Icing : mix icing sugar with lemon juice
- Allow the cake to cool down slightly and drizzle the icing over the cake
Notes
- Use Plain Yoghurt Preferably Greek yoghurt.
- Any neutral tasting oil can be used like canola or vegetable oil.
- Make Sure eggs and yoghurt are at room temperature.
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