Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake
This recipe for Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake turns out two delicious loaf cakes made with sweet Meyer lemons.
Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake
This is a perfectly beautiful cake. It’s so easy to make. And the best part is that it makes two loaves. You can keep one to enjoy, and gift one to a friend (or keep them both your yourself!). I love it best with Meyer lemon curd spread on slices.
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
cake flour
baking powder
Meyer lemons
granulated white sugar
eggs
sour cream
rum
salt
salted butter
✏️ How to make Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake:
*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 2 loaf pans.
Sift together the flour and baking powder; set aside.
Place sugar and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl, and rub together until the sugar is lemon-scented and a bit clumpy. Add the eggs and beat with a whisk until the mixture is a light lemon color and thickened a bit. Whisk in the sour cream, then salt, then rum and lemon juice.
Gently whisk in the flour in four parts, then whisk in the butter in three parts. You’ll have a thick, pourable batter flecked with lemon zest.
Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Top each loaf with two lemon slices before baking, if desired. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
➡️ Tips and Substitutions:
8-inch loaf pans would work best, but you can use 9-inch loaf pans if you don’t mind the loaves a little flatter.
Be sure to use cake flour. This is cake! And it will give these loaves the best texture.
Meyer lemons are in season between December and May. Look for them in your market’s produce section (next to the traditional lemons). They are sweeter than regular lemons, and they help with the amazing flavor of this cake.
Greek yogurt may be substituted for the sour cream.
If you don’t like to use alcohol in your baking, you can substitute two more tablespoons of the Meyer lemon juice for the rum.
The lemon slices baked on top are completely optional. You can leave them off, if you’d like.
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
This is a great loaf cake for gifting! It’s always well-received and enjoyed.
Who doesn’t love lemon? It’s so delicious!
It’s another great recipe using Meyer lemons during Meyer lemon season.
Favorite Lemon Cake Recipes:
Lemon Cheesecake Cake
Lemon Sour Cream Cake
Italian Lemon Pound Cake
Lemon Pound Cake
Lemon Tea Cake
Meyer Lemon Loaf Cake
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This recipe turns out two delicious loaves made with sweet Meyer lemons, perfect for spring baking!
Course Bread Cuisine American Keyword Lemon, lemon bread, meyer lemon
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes Cook Time 46 minutes minutes Total Time 1 hour hour 6 minutes minutes
Servings 16 servings (2 loaves)
Calories 284 kcal
Author RecipeGirl.com (adapted from Desserts by Pierre Herme)
Ingredients 2⅔ cups cake flour ¾ teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoons Meyer lemon zest (about 2 lemons) 2 cups granulated white sugar 6 large eggs ¾ cup sour cream 2 tablespoons rum 1½ tablespoons freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice 1 pinch salt 9 tablespoons (1 stick + 1 tablespoon) salted butter, melted and cooled slightly 4 additional very thinly slices of Meyer lemon, optional (for topping)
Instructions LOAVES: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 2 loaf pans. (8-inch loaf pans would work best, but you can use 9-inch loaf pans if you don't mind the loaves a little flatter.) Sift together the flour and baking powder; set aside. Place sugar and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl, and rub together until the sugar is lemon-scented and a bit clumpy. Add the eggs and beat with a whisk until the mixture is a light lemon color and thickened a bit. Whisk in the sour cream, then salt, then rum and lemon juice. Gently whisk in the flour in four parts, then whisk in the butter in three parts. You'll have a thick, pourable batter flecked with lemon zest. Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Top each loaf with two lemon slices before baking, if desired. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Nutrition Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 284 kcal | Carbohydrates: 41 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 11 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Trans Fat: 0.3 g | Cholesterol: 94 mg | Sodium: 106 mg | Potassium: 65 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 26 g | Vitamin A: 377 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 38 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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