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loaf of limoncello cake with white limoncello glaze.
5 from 5 votes

Limoncello Cake Loaf


Course Bread
Cuisine American, vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
8 slices
The best limoncello cake loaf recipe! This boozy lemon bread is a fun quick bread to make for any occasion.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoon limoncello
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Glaze Ingredients

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoon limoncello

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and assemble ingredients for limoncello loaf cake.
    ingredients for limoncello cake loaf
  • Spray a 9x5 or 8x4 inch bread pan with non-stick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper to make sure the bread doesn’t stick to the pan.
  • In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine.
    dry ingredients in bowl.
  • In a separate medium bowl, combine oil, sugar, sour cream, limoncello, lemon zest, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk until fully mixed.
    Wet ingredients in bowl.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl. Gently fold together until just combined. Do not overmix your batter. (Some flour mixture should not be mixed in when you finish mixing.)
    Dry ingredients added to wet ingredients in bowl.
  • Pour the bread batter into the bread pan lined with parchment to prevent sticking.
    limoncello cake batter poured into baking pan lined with baking paper
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick poked into the center of the bread comes out with crumbs on it. Keep an eye on your loaf the last 10-15 minutes of cooking.
    Cooked limoncello cake loaf.
  • Let the limoncello loaf rest for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a cooling rack.
  • Make the glaze by mixing the powdered sugar and limoncello. Whisk until smooth.
    Limoncello glaze ingredients in bowl.
  • Pour the glaze over the loaf once it’s fully cooled.
    Glaze poured over bread.
  • Let glaze set then slice and eat.
    limoncello cake loaf sliced open

Notes

  • If children will be eating this bread, use lemon juice instead of limoncello in the glaze.
  • If the top of your bread is starting to get too brown, loosely tent with foil.
  • If you glaze the loaf before it is fully cooled the glaze will melt and run off the bread.
  • You could substitute lemon vodka for limoncello if you don’t have any limoncello.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 2mg

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