Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake-this light and lemony loaf cake is bursting with blueberries and is great for dessert, a sweet snack, or even breakfast.
Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake
Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake-this light and lemony loaf cake is bursting with blueberries and is great for dessert, a sweet snack, or even breakfast.
Course blueberry, Breakfast, cake, Dessert, Lemon
Cuisine American, loaf cake
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 minute minute
Total Time 1 minute minute
Servings 8 -12 servings
Author Tanya
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup oil vegetable canola, or coconut oil
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
For the lemon glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 8 ½ x 4 ½ loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and lemon zest. Rub together with your fingers until fragrant. Whisk into the flour mixture. Set aside.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until combined.
- Gently stir in the blueberries.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Pound on the counter so the loaf cake is evenly set in the pan.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Place the loaf on a cooling rack and cool for 15 minutes.
- Loosen the sides of the loaf cake with a knife. Carefully remove loaf from pan.
- Let cool completely on wire rack.
- While the loaf cake is cooling, make the lemon glaze.
- In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice.
- Drizzle the glaze of the cooled loaf cake. Cut into slices and serve.
Notes
Note-if the cake isn’t done and the top is browning too much, drape a piece of aluminum foil over the top and finish baking until a toothpick comes out clean.
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