25/07/2026
🍋 Lemon Loaf Cake Recipe | Soft, Moist & Zesty
If you love fresh lemon desserts, this moist lemon loaf cake is packed with real lemon zest, soaked with a tangy lemon syrup, and finished with a creamy lemon glaze. It's soft, fluffy, and perfect with tea or coffee.
Ingredients
For the Lemon Loaf Cake
155 g (1¼ cups) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (4 g) baking powder
¼ tsp (1.5 g) baking soda
2 eggs
165 g (¾ cup) sugar
Zest of 2 lemons (4 g)
60 g (¼ cup) oil
60 g (¼ cup) melted butter
14 g (2 tbsp) lemon juice
70 g (¼ cup + 1 tbsp) yogurt
1 tsp lemon essence
For the Lemon Syrup
40 g (5 tbsp) water
30 g (3 tbsp) powdered sugar
10 g (1½ tbsp) lemon juice
For the Lemon Glaze
45 g (3 tbsp) cream
10 g (1½ tbsp) lemon juice
30 g (3 tbsp) powdered sugar
Method
1. Rub the lemon zest into the sugar until fragrant.
2. Add the eggs and whisk until the mixture becomes light and creamy.
3. Add the oil, melted butter, yogurt, lemon juice, and lemon essence. Mix well.
4. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Fold gently until just combined.
5. Pour the batter into a lined 10-inch loaf pan.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
7. For the syrup, mix the water, powdered sugar, and lemon juice, then microwave for 1 minute until the sugar dissolves.
8. Pour the warm syrup over the warm cake.
9. Let the cake cool completely, then remove it from the pan.
10. Mix the cream, lemon juice, and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over the cooled cake and serve.
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