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Really good lemon loaf cake

The perfect lemony loaf cake to pair with your coffee.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • Loaf pan

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 5.3 oz containers plain greek yogurt (or 300 grams/1.2 cups)
  • ½ cup` oil
  • ¼ cup Meyer lemon juice or 1 ½ tablespoon extract
  • 1 lemon zested
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Icing:

  • 1 cup` powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 -1 ½ tablespoon Meyer lemon juice or ½ teaspoon extract

Instructions
 

Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Mix together the eggs, sugar, and yogurt until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Add in the oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Mix to combine.
  • Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt until there are no more lumps.
  • Pour cake batter into a greased loaf pan and bake for 50-55 minutes until the top is golden and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Icing:

  • Whisk the powdered sugar, milk and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice together. The icing should be thick and not drippy. Add the additional ½ tablespoon of lemon juice as needed.