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Starbucks Copycat Lemon Loaf

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 Slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 410
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 6 Eggs, room temperature
  • 2 cup Sugar
  • 4 tvsp Butter, softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tsp lemon extract
  • 2/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup Vegetable oil
  • 2 Lemons zest of 2 lemons
Ingredient for the Glaze
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp Lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F, and either grease/flour loaf pans or line with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir together.
  3. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar together, add eggs, vanilla & lemon extracts, and lemon juice until combined.
  4. Add the dry ingredients and mix them together.
  5. Add the oil and lemon zest and combine again.
  6. Divide among two loaf pans and bake for 45 min to an hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. When the loaves are almost done, whisk together your glaze ingredients
  8. Remove the cake from the oven and pour the glaze evenly over both cakes. Let cool for a few minutes before transferring to the wire rack
Instructions For The Glaze:
  1. Add 1 cup powdered sugar to a bowl and drizzle in 3 tablespoons lemon juice while whisking until smooth.
  2. Spread glaze evenly over the cake before serving.

Notes

Notes: 
  • Best when stored at room temperature for a maximum of 5 days. 
  • Melting butter in the microwave and adding it makes for an even better texture and taste. 
  • 8x4inch pans don’t work well, and you’ll lose moisture if using one of those.