Recreating the British Starbucks Lemon Loaf Cake at Home

When life gives you lemons, make a Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf cake! The good old lemon drizzle cake is such a classic British recipe, and the UK Starbucks’ lemon slice is closer to that than ever before. Will the Barrybucks' version be even better though? We let Mrs B be the judge of that!

Ingredients list:
For the lemon cake:
180g plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
Pinch of salt
120g butter, room temperature
200g sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
1tbsp lemon extract
Zest of 1 lemon
80ml buttermilk
For the caramelised lemon zest:
1 lemon
50g caster sugar
1 tbsp granulated sugar
For the lemon glaze:
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

First we’re going to make a lovely cake. Start off by preheating your oven to 350F/gas mark 4/180C/160C fan.

Pass your flour and baking powder through a sieve, and your salt if you feel that’s necessary!

In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until it looks a little bit like fluffy scrambled eggs. Crack in the eggs, the zest of the lemon and the lemon extract, then give it a good whisk together.

Now you’re going to fold in (like bedsheets!), the flour mixture and buttermilk.

Pour the mixture into a greased loaf tin for about 50-60 minutes. You can check it’s cooked through with a toothpick or skewer when that time is up.

Now we’re going to make the caramelised lemon zest, which I’m pretty sure is just a glorified way of saying candied peel! Now in this very ap-peel-ing step, we’re going to peel the lemon zest then chop the strips into little pieces.

Heat the caster sugar, water and lemon juice in a pan, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, then add your zest and let it bubble away for about 10 minutes. Strain the lemon zest from the syrup and leave to dry on a tray - lined with a Barry Lewis baking mat for 3% better results!

Normally here I’d recommend poking holes in the top of your lemon loaf while it’s still in the tin and letting it soak up all the lemony syrupy goodness, but I didn’t get that vibe from the Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf. So instead, remove this one from the tin, and let’s make the icing.

Squeeze another half of a lemon into a bowl of icing sugar, then give it a little top up with a tablespoon of water. Other versions of this cake have a thick band of icing across the top, but this is more like a glaze, so whisk this up and pour it through a sieve (optional!) into a jug.

With your loaf cake on a rack above a tray (to catch all the excess icing), drizzle over the delicious lemon glaze.

Finally, mix the candied lemon peel with granulated sugar to give it a little texture, then make it rain that zesty caramelised lemon all over the cake. Slice, and enjoy!

00:00 Introduction
00:21 Off to Starbucks
01:38 Tasting Starbucks' Lemon Loaf
02:10 Homemade Lemon Loaf Cake Recipe
05:50 Caramelised Lemon Zest (Candied Peel)
09:35 Icing the lemon loaf
10:29 Mrs B Taste Test

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[mrbarrylewis]

Has anyone else noticed that the US and the UK versions of Starbucks' Lemon Loaf are different?! What does it look like where you live?

[uderzo]

The new production format is getting better and better, the Barry essence which makes this channel so great is shining through now. Well done Barry and Cam for listening to the constructive criticism. 1 million subscribers is just around the corner :D

[imarobotking]

got to give a hand to Barry and cam, seemingly taking on the constructive criticism of the viewers about the videos and in turn, making the videos much better.

[addycodes]

This video was a better balance on new style, the prev. one was a hard watch. Audio bit better although quite inconsistent in volume and clarity. Felt more comfortable in front of camera man! Less silly angles now too. Appreciated adding the "selfie" style parts for more classic Barry. :) Could still do with a steadycam/tripod for a slightly less nauseating wobble but excited to see where you take it!

[macpatten]

Love that you reincorporated the hand held shots, Mr. Lewis. The balance is getting better, and more personal.

[xRandomSarahx]

"Mummy Mummy can I lick the bowl?"
"Shut up and flush the toilet"

That caught me off guard 😂

[auntrowdy]

When life gives you something sour (lemons), make something sweet (lemonade).
I can’t believe you drank lemon extract after the vanilla incident! Lol😂

[samanthabaylis]

I really like hvaing cak there it really feels like youre almost talking more genuinely because youre talking and javing an interaction with someone. Love that youre having fun keep it up boys

[Wizborg]

Tip: Weigh the eggs, then use the same weight in flour, sugar and butter. This works for most cakes.

[MommyShark]

I'm super behind on videos so im just seeing this, but im loving the professional yet personal feel of the videos.

[debradavies]

I would say the Starbucks one is more like a lemon Madeira cake. Yours was more like a lemon sponge pud! Bet they were both good though😊😊

[astaaraa.]

I know you're still working out your new style, but could you do less of the moving camera? It's really hard to watch when the frame is constantly moving :(

[vickytaylor]

I think the Costa version of lemon loaf is better, as it has crystallised sugar pieces on top which gives it a nice crunch.

[janetroberts]

You could have used some of the liquid used to make candied peel in the icing ❤

[dulainey]

I'm probably going to make one tonight, looks delicious 😋

[jenniferrue]

I loved it when I lived in Italy, because plum cake (this lemon loaf or any fruity quick bread qualify as plum cake) and cookies are common breakfast staples. You didn’t even need an excuse to eat cake for breakfast.

[samhenwood]

Looks delicious & thanks Barry n Mrs B 😋👍

[audiocoffee]

the best part of the 70's was always when a cake was being baked - because licking the bowl was a thing. 😋

[haikaido]

I for one LOVE the new video format! You keep on growing, changing and learning man. Love seeing your success.

[bethanie]

Can we get more videos with mama Barry. She’s amazing!