Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe - Todd Wilbur

Yield:  8 Slices

Ingredients:
Loaf:
1 1/2 cups  all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon  baking soda
1/2 teaspoon  baking powder
1/2 teaspoon  salt
3 eggs
1 cup  granulated sugar
2 tablespoons  butter -- softened
1 teaspoon  vanilla extract
1 teaspoon  lemon extract
1/3 cup  lemon juice
1/2 cup  vegetable oil

Lemon Icing:
1 cup  plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
2 tablespoons  whole milk
1/2 teaspoon  lemon extract

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Use an electric mixer to blend together eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon extract, and lemon juice in a medium bowl.
4. Pour wet ingredient into dry ingredients and blend until smooth. Add oil and mix well.
5. Pour ingredients into a well-greased 9x5-inch loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into the center of the cake comes out clean.
6. Make the lemon icing by combining ingredients in a small bowl with electric mixer on low speed. When the lemon loaf is cool, remove it from the pan and frost the top with the lemon icing. When the icing has set up, slice the loaf into eight 1-inch-thick slices.


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Author: Todd Wilbur