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Lemon Loaf Cake
This lemon loaf cake is soft, moist, and bursting with fresh citrus flavor. A tangy cream cheese glaze takes it from simple to irresistible. Bake it once and you’ll find yourself reaching for the recipe again and again.

Ingredients
Lemon Glaze
Instructions
- Step 1
Preheat your oven to 350℉.
- Step 2
Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Step 3
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Step 4
Beat the eggs and sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
- Step 5
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Step 6
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream, olive oil, and lemon juice. Start and end with the flour mixture. Mix just until combined.
- Step 7
Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Step 8
Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Step 9
Cool the cake in the pan for about 10-15 minutes. Carefully remove it from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Step 10
Make the glaze. Mix 2-3 tablespoons of hot water with a half tub of cream cheese frosting.
- Step 11
When the cake is completely cooled, drizzle the lemon glaze over the top.
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