lemon loaf cake
 
 
Ingredients
For loaf:
  • 2 + ¼ cup (270gms) maida
  • 2 tsp (8gms) baking powder
  • ½ cup (113gms) butter
  • 1 cup (200gms) caster sugar
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup (180ml) warm milk
  • 2 tbsp (30ml) lemon juice
  • 2-3 drops yellow gel food color
For glaze:
  • 1 cup (!30gms) icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp (15ml) milk
  • 1 tbsp (15ml) lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven at a180C and line an 8inch loaf pan with parchment paper and set it aside.
  2. In a large bowl add in butter, caster sugar and lemon zest. Neat the mixture till it becomes pale and fluffy.
  3. Add in eggs, one at a time and give it a good mix.
  4. Add in vanilla, warm milk, lemon juice and 2-3 drops of gel food color and mix all the wet ingredients together.
  5. To the same bowl add maida and baking powder. Use a spatula to bring the batter together.
  6. Pour the batter in your prepared loaf tin and bake the cake at 180C for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  7. To make the glaze in a bowl add icing sugar. Make a well in the center and gradually pour in milk and lemon juice. Give this a good mix and pour it over your loaf cake.
  8. Slice and enjoy!
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/lemon-loaf-cake/