This Lemon Pound Cake Loaf with Lemon Glaze and Sugar Sprinkles is fluffy and fragrant with added tartness from the lemon glaze. I baked this for my mom who wanted a tart lemon loaf. My mom and I loved it. It’s particularly nice with tea imo.
Lemon Pound Cake Loaf with Lemon Glaze and Sugar Sprinkles is real eye-catching and sparkly.
Make sure you allow the loaf to cool down to a slightly warm temperature before applying the glaze and sugar sprinkles so it can set properly! All tips and details are in my recipe as always!
Lemon Pound Cake Loaf with Lemon Glaze and Sugar Sprinkles
Ingredients
Lemon Pound Cake Loaf
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large lemon, zest only
- 1/2 large lemon, juice only
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cup flour
Lemon Glaze
- 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 1/4 cup sprinkles and granulated sugar as topping (optional)
Instructions
Lemon Pound Cake Loaf
- In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until blended. Add one egg at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Add yogurt, vanilla extract, lemon zest and juice. Blend until incorporated.
- Add all dry ingredients, mix until fully combined and the batter is smooth.
- In a greased loaf pan, pour batter into the pan.
- Bake at 350 F for 50-60 minutes until toothpick insert comes out clean from the centre of the loaf.
- Make lemon glaze while waiting for the loaf to cool down to a slightly warm temperature before applying glaze and sugar sprinkles of your choice.
Lemon Glaze
- In a small bowl, combine and add more icing sugar if needed until icing is thick and drips slowly.
- Use the back of a spoon to drop and smear over loaf and quickly sprinkle with sprinkles and sugar before icing hardens.
- Note: make sure the loaf is cooled down to a slightly warm temperature or icing will be runny and not stay on top of the loaf as a white glaze and the loaf will absorb the icing. Sugar sprinkles will not stick as well either.
- Wait for glaze and sugar sprinkles to set and for the loaf to cool almost completely before slicing into the loaf. Enjoy at room temperature or slightly warmed up.
It was around Christmas time when I baked this loaf. With the beautiful sugar sprinkles, this loaf would be a beautiful Christmas gift or a gift to someone hosting a Christmas event. Just wrap it up in parchment paper and gift wrapping paper over with beautiful ribbons.
Looking for more loaf recipes? Loaves happen to be one of my fav baked goods to bake. I have created a few of my fav recipes, including a Cranberry Banana Loaf with Triple Coated Chocolate Ganache. You can use the search bar on my website to search for “loaf” recipes! Hope you love them as much as I do!
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