Hello Lovely Bakers, I hope you and your loved ones are staying well. We’re into the third week of lockdown and I’m beginning to feel like a human again. My happy place is always anywhere near two things: oven and nature. Since the latter is limited to our garden at the moment (lucky us we have one!), I started baking again and catching up with my well-overdue admin work, recipes etc. Many of you have asked for a recipe for lemon loaf (which I posted about in January, I hear you…shame on me! :-)) so here it is. Finally! As plain flour, butter and eggs no longer seem to be in short supply, chances are you’ll have all ingredients needed. You can download the recipe by clicking the blue download button at the bottom. Comments and questions are very welcome.
Tangy, moist, light and not too sweet – what else would you expect from a proper lemon cake? This lemon loaf is a “madeira sponge meets classic pound cake” affair, quick and easy and heavenly lemony. Unlike most of recipes where the lemon syrup is made by heating the lemon juice and sugar until the sugar dissolves, this version is way simpler. You’ll need 2 or 3 medium lemons, depending on whether you want the cake with an icing or without.
Makes a 2lb/1kg loaf tin (24cm long, 13cm wide, 7cm high) which is about 15 slices
If you’re as mad about anything lemon as I am, make a quick lemon drizzle to finish off the cake and to give it an extra zingy kick. When the cake has cooled completely, with a spoon mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice into an easily pourable paste. The consistency should resemble runny honey. Pour a thin, even layer over the cake and spread with a knife or create thin stripes like I did, see photo. This cake is best eaten the following day when the lemon has infused completely. Welcome to lemon heaven.
* Butter in room temperature is butter that can be easily spread but isn’t oily and glossy.
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12 Comments
This looks amazing, Agnieska. Will give it a go later today. Love to you. x
Thank you. Let me know how it went and lots of love back you too. 🙂 Stay safe.
Having never baked before, the Lemon Drizzle loaf came out an absolute treat. Followed the easy step by step recipe which was extremely clear and ended up with a masterpiece enjoyed by the whole family! Thank you Rise & Shine 🙏
Thank you, music to my ears! I’m very happy you and family enjoyed it.
Light and utterly delicious. A joy to follow such a comprehensive recipe which was full of useful tips and baking wisdom.
Thank you so much shiny star baker! xxx
Thank you so much. It looks like this cake has brought joy to many kitchens. 🙂
An excellent easy to follow recipe, came out a treat, so happy as this is my favourite of all cakes, will be making many more in the near future!
Thank you. Very happy lemon loaf is your favourite cake and the recipe is a keeper. Nothing cheers me up more than reading feedback like that!
Well… consider yourself added to my blogroll. I have like six other blogs I read on a weekly basis, guess that number just increased to seven! Keep writing!
Hi Brian, thank you, that’s great. I’m glad you enjoyed my post.
I made Agnieszkas lemon drizzle cake the other week and it was so fantastic that I ate a half before I drizzled it 🤣 really easy to follow recipe and super lemony..perfect to way to use my Algarvian lemons❤️
Thank you, that’s one of the best reviews ever! I’m so happy my recipe has made it to stunning Portugal.