Starbuck's Lemon Loaf

By Addie

Baked goods at Starbucks make me happy, and good copy-cat recipes are hard to find, but this one is close to the real thing. This is the lemoniest lemon loaf recipe ever.

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, room temp
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup oil
• zest of one lemon
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• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In a medium bowl, combine eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon juice with a mixer until blended.

Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and blend until smooth. Add oil and lemon zest and mix well.

Pour into loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. (It took an hour in my oven). Remove from oven and pour glaze over it, then cool in pan on a rack.

Glaze - whisk to combine.
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NOTE:

I have tinkered with the recipe slightly since it was originally posted, partly due to my own experience with this recipe and also in observation of some earlier comments. The glaze is simpler and no longer requires cooking. Also, I've removed poppy seeds which were my addition (I love them!) as the original Starbucks loaf does not have them. Of course, you can add a couple tablespoons it you love them like I do ;)