A delicious tea cake recipe: Lemon Bread

Lemon Bread

Don’t let the name fool you.  This is cake.  Lemon-soaked, sweet cake!

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Lemon Bread
5 from 1 vote

Lemon Bread

A sweet lemon loaf cake with light lemon glaze makes a refreshing treat any time of year!
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings (1 slice per serving)
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Ingredients

LEMON BREAD

GLAZE

Instructions 

LEMON BREAD

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 8x5-inch loaf pan.
  • In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the sugar and shortening together; add the eggs and mix well.
  • Sift the dry ingredients together and add ½ to creamed mixture. Mix, next add the milk, then the rest of the dry ingredients. Stir in the lemon zest.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour (or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean). Remove the loaf from pan and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Poke holes all over top of cake with a skewer.

GLAZE

  • In a small bowl, mix ¼ cup sugar and the lemon juice until sugar has dissolved (warm briefly in the microwave if the sugar is not dissolving).
  • Spoon over the top of the lemon bread and let it soak into the bread. Let the bread cool completely before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 223kcal, Carbohydrates: 32g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 32mg, Sodium: 149mg, Potassium: 46mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 63IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 39mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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8 Comments

  1. Mark says:

    This recipe is absolutely wonderful! I’ve made it twice for the lemon lovers in my family. I plan to make many more for friends for Christmas. Can I simply double the recipe and bake 2 at once? Will this change the bake time? Thank you so much for this delicious recipe.

    1. Lori Lange says:

      You should be able to do that!

    2. Linda says:

      I need to know also. Will baking 2 loaves at once increase the baking time?

    3. Lori Lange says:

      Maybe a little– just keep an eye on them.

  2. irma says:

    Can I use canola oil instead of shortening?

    1. Lori Lange says:

      I’m not sure. You’d have to do some research on whether or not those two are interchangeable in a bread/cake recipe.

    2. Mark says:

      5 stars
      I never use oil or solid shortening in any recipe. Butter can be used interchangeably in baked goods and can be used as a one-to-one swap.

    3. Linda says:

      If you’re dairy-free, like me, you CAN use canola oil instead of shortening in this recipe, on a 1 for 1 ratio.