Dessert for 8

Lemon Loaf Cake

Name: Lemon Loaf Cake
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter (optional); 1 tbsp salted butter (optional); 1 cup sugar; 4 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 lemon; 1 1/4 tsp baking powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tbsp lemon juice

$3.78for 470 minServes 8

This moist lemon loaf blends butter, sugar, eggs, and lemon zest, then bakes under a sweet lemon glaze.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 4.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	4.25 oz	$1.70Typical price
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.56

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaFlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian High-protein Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.95 per serving$3.78 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup salted butter (optional)
1 tbsp salted butter (optional)
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 lemon
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter.
Beat the butter and sugar until light, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
Beat in the vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Stir in the flour and baking powder until just combined, then spread the batter in the pan.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a tester comes out clean, and cool the loaf for 10 minutes.
Whisk the confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons lemon juice, then spread the glaze over the cooled loaf.

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