Lemon Cake Recipe

Learn how to make the best lemon cake! This lemon cake is soft, moist with gentle lemony flavour and topped with lemon glaze. This lemon pound cake is made with basic ingredients and no special techniques required to make it. Is you like loaf cake you definitely should give this lemon loaf cake a try!

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Ingredients:
For the cake:
3/4 cup (170g) Butter, softened
4 Eggs
1 cup (200g) Sugar
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
2 tablespoons Lemon zest
1¾ cups (220g) All-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1½ teaspoons Baking powder
2/3 cup (160g) Yogurt/sour cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
For the glaze:
1 cup (120g) Powdered sugar
3 tablespoons Lemon juice

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325ºF (163ºC). Line a 9X5-inch (23X12cm) loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Make the cake: In a bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl cream butter, sugar and lemon zest, until light and pale. Add eggs, one at the time, beating to combine after each addition. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Add yogurt/sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla extract and stir until combined. Add the remaining flour and stir until combined.
4. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
5. Make the glaze: in a bowl, whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth.
6. When the cake is baked, pour the glaze over the cake and allow to cool slightly before serving.

[zoemilano]

Just cooked this for my family and it was BOMB! That glaze was just...no words. Thanks!

[mirnado]

I highly recommend this recipe, I made it today the cake was so delicious and everybody loved it 😍

[jennysadventure]

Best recipe ever I’ve made it twice. Thank you for sharing, I love lemon anything

[lucievackova]

never thought i would cry watching a lemon cake recipe

[casaundragraves]

Just baked this and it is ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!‼️The best loaf lemon cake👍🏼🙌🏽

[thatbh]

i made this for my mums birthday yesterday and its rlly good!

[nwetyinwin]

Hi there ! Just want to let you know that I made this cake yesterday & the result was amazing. My family simply loves it! Thanks & God Bless !

[sakhawathussain]

Just cook this today it was so delicious I have no words to explain 😋😋 And the glaze was awesome.

[cyclops]

I made this cake twice (it's heavy, so I believe it's a "pound" cake), and it is fantastic! Very dense and satisfying, but not dry; it was moist and delicious. One change I made was zesting an additional lemon and using that zest in the icing, which made it even more lemony. Cooking Foodie, can you tell us what the music was that was playing? Thanks for a great recipe!

[Ronit-gupq]

For all the people wandering- try this!! It’s amazingly delicious

[tonychan]

Followed the recipe exactly and it was perfect!

[kavinahavina]

I tried this today!! And everyone loved it! And the glaze was delicious!! Thank you!

[gitikaminocha]

you’re amazing!! and so are all your recipes!!💗

[elenasilipa]

Thank you, yes I did it and it was easy and yummy just without a glaze. Cheers

[elkeainsworth]

Der Kuchen ist super lecker😋. Habe ihn schon das zweite Mal gebacken, vielen lieben Dank für das schöne, einfache Rezept😍.

[aym]

I made this but I used 3 eggs instead of 4, 3/4 cup sugar AND I added 3 tsp of poppy seeds-delightful!
Thank you for the great recipe!🍰😋
oh and I also squirted lemon juice to my heart's desire lol

[sophiamaria]

Delicious, i made this and my whole family loved it, thank you!

[HomeCookingJourney]

Like 169!that looks fabulous, I love lemon ant that looks so moist and definitely delicious! Thanks so much for posting and have a great day! 👏👏

[lv]

Yes this recipe is great! Im adding just a little more lemon next time for the flavour. Thankyou!

[arijsaheli]

I made this today it came really good and the sauce so delicious