Starbuck Lemon Loaf wannabe

Saw this Starbuck Lemon Loaf Wannabe recipe was really popular among bakers.  Since lemon is not really welcome in this family, I took the chance to bake this for our Good Friday party unfortunately, I failed on my first attempt as the baking powder was stale.  Luckily, the taste was still good.  Strangely, though it did not rise well, the cake does not taste dense.

Got another bottle of baking soda and attempted it again.  This time, I also pipe lemon curd on it.

The taste is so addictive!  I think I can easily finish a small loaf by myself.

Thanks to my long-time friend for sharing this wonderful recipe.  

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What you need:

140g plain flour
¾ tsp baking powder
1 lemon zest 
½ tsp salt
90g unsalted butter, room temp
120g castor sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1½ tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp of lemon extract
80g whipping cream + 10g lemon juice = sourcream

Lemon curd

Lemon Syrup

¼ cup lemon juice
3 tbsp icing sugar (adjust slowly with 2 tbsp first)

Lemon Frosting

90g icing sugar, sifted
1 tbsp lemon juice 
1 tbsp water

Method:

Preheat the oven to 170°C and grease and line a 7×3-inch loaf pan.

Sift plain flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Cream butter and sugar together at medium-high speed until pale and light.

Beat in eggs one at a time until incorporated.

Beat in the vanilla extract, lemon juice, and zest until well combined. 

With the mixer on low speed, mix ½ of the flour mixture and ½ of the sour cream, alternate with the remaining ingredients, ending with the last quarter of the flour. Mix until just incorporated.

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread out evenly.

Pipe a stream of lemon curd in the centre.

Bake for 45-55 minutes until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.  (I baked mine for 30 mins as my loaf is smaller).

Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes in the pan.

Mix the lemon juice and icing sugar for lemon syrup.

Drizzle the syrup on the cake while it’s still warm and allow the cake to cool completely.

When the cake is cooled, gently whisk the icing sugar with lemon juice and water.  The glaze should be thick and not runny.

Pour glaze over the cake and let it set before serving.

Enjoy!