I have two go to sweet treats when I go to Starbucks: birthday cake pop and lemon loaf. Both are so yummy but super sugary and not the best to have. Starbucks is also pretty expensive for just a slice of a loaf cake so I made it my mission to find a recipe similar to Starbucks’ lemon loaf that would be much cheaper and healthier. I finally think I have found the perfect vegan recipe so here it is!
Ingredients:
Loaf
– 2 c Flour
– 3 tsp Baking Powder
– 1/2 tsp Salt
– 3/4 c Sugar
– 1 c Dairy Free, Unsweetened Milk
– 1/2 c Vegetable Oil
– 1/4 c Lemon Juice
– 2 tbs Lemon Zest
– 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Icing
– 1 c Powdered Sugar
– 1/4 c Lemon Juice
– 2 tbs Lemon Zest
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9″ by 5″ loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
- Stir all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, mix together all wet ingredients.
- Slowly add dry ingredients mix to the wet ingredients mix.
- Pour batter in loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes. Remove and place aluminum foil tent over it to prevent the top from browning.
- Put it back in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes more or until a toothpick inserted is clean.
- Let cool and prepare glaze by mixing powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until combined.
- Drizzle icing over cooled loaf and place in the fridge for 10-15 minutes to set!
Although the cook time is kind of long, this loaf turned out so yummy. It is definitely so similar to the Starbucks Lemon Loaf that you probably will want this loaf over their’s any day. It has way less sugar and is a lot healthier of a treat. Let me know if you try this recipe out or if you want me to make more Starbucks recipe dupes in the future!
