Gifts from the Kitchen, Last Minute Lemon Loaf Cake with Lemon Lime Glaze

the Painted Apron

8 years ago

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌷

I hope you Moms are being properly pampered today!!

Do you need a last minute sweet treat for Mom?

This is what I call a pantry cake, meaning, you can whip this up easily from things you have on hand

If you don’t have lemons, you can flavor it with vanilla, almond or coconut extract

and decorate it with sprinkles, coconut, chocolate anything you can find

No buttermilk? No problem, just add 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to a scant cup of milk, let sit for 5 minutes, and voilà, buttermilk

I have a kooky Nordic loaf pan with a fruit pattern that I’ve never really figured out what to do with, but it makes great cakes, even though they look a little odd 😳

I played around with the garnishing, using fresh lemons and flowers

And spring sprinkles

This cake will keep well under a dome at room temperature for up to a week

It’s really good for breakfast too!

Last Minute Lemon Loaf Cake

Course Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Gift

Cuisine American

Keyword easy cake, gift from the kitchen, lemon cake, lemon loaf, quick bread,

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Servings 10

Equipment

loaf pans

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 stick 8 oz., unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk*
fresh lemon zest from 2 lemons
1 T fresh lemon juice
Lemon Lime Icing
1/2 cup powdered sugar**
2 T softened butter
2 T lemon juice
2 T lime juice

Instructions

Place flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and mix. Combine buttermilk, lemon juice and zest in another bowl. Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, stirring well between each addition and scraping down sides. Once eggs are mixed in, alternate adding wet and dry ingredients, starting and ending with flour.
Pour mixture into well greased loaf pan.
Bake at 325 for 30 minutes, and check. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cake is set and tester comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool cake before turning out of pan.
Make lemon lime glaze by mixing ingredients until smooth. Pour over cooled cake. Decorate cake with sprinkles, citrus slices {add just before serving} or fresh edible flowers.