Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake

Name: Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 pc Lemon; 0.8 cup Sugar; 3 pc Egg; 0.3 cup Vegetable oil; Milk; 1.8 cup All-purpose flour; 10 g Baking powder; Powdered sugar; Lemon juice; Lemon zest to taste

A soft lemon loaf cake made with boiled Meyer lemon, topped with a sweet lemon glaze and zest.

Jordan Howlett

Prep: 20m
Cook: 1h
Steps: 9
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Medium

American

Baking

Dessert

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Method

Step 1Boil the Meyer lemon5 min
Boil a Meyer's lemon for about five minutes — using a Meyer lemon ensures the outer peel is sweet for this recipe.
Lemon
Step 2Chop the lemon
Chop up the boiled lemon and remove the seeds.
Lemon
Step 3Blend wet ingredients
Combine the lemon pieces, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and milk, then blend until smooth.
LemonSugarEggVegetable oilMilk
Step 4Mix in flour
Add one and three-fourth cup of flour to the blended mixture and mix again.
All-purpose flour
Step 5Add baking powder
Add 10 grams of baking powder and mix again.
Baking powder
Step 6Pour into pan
Pour the batter into the loaf pan.
Step 7Bake the loaf1h
Bake in the oven at 320 degrees for about an hour, until golden and cooked through.
Step 8Glaze the loaf
Make a lemon glaze with powdered sugar and lemon juice, and pour it over the loaf.
Powdered sugarLemon juice
Step 9Add lemon zest
Top the glazed loaf with lemon zest.
Lemon zest