Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Lemon Loaf



1 1/2c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1c. sugar
2 Tbsp. butter, soft
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon extract
2 tsp. lemon zest (2 medium lemons) **optional**
1/3c. lemon juice
1/2c. vegetable oil
Icing: 1c. powdered sugar, 2Tbsp. whole milk, 1/2tsp. lemon extract.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat the sugar and butter together. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the extracts, zest (optional) and juice
2. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and blend. Add oil.
3. Pour into greased/floured 9×5 loaf pan. Bake 35 minutes.
4. The icing: simply mix the ingredients together and pour onto cooled loaf. For thicker icing like the original Starbucks version, begin with 1 Tb. of milk and mix and add more to get the consistency you like.