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Lemon Loaf (Starbucks Copycat Recipe)

by trends February 26, 2025, 4:31 pm 1.7k Views

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This wet lemon bread of a bowl is a delicious recipe of imitations of Starbucks. It has a decadent and soft crumb, bright lemon flavor and covered with a thick drizzle of glaze.

Lemon bread (copy of Starbucks) on a sliced dish.

I love Starbucks hoax (hello to my coffee with pumpkin milk and coffee bread). Let’s keep some money and make our favorites from Starbuck at home. This lemon bread is even better. It is super wet and is full of lemon flavor. Let’s get into it!

Ingredients you will need to make this lemon bread

Lemons – We are using the zest in the bread and a little of the juice in the formation of ice.
Lemon extract – I love the taste that this adds to the bread. This lemon extract (and the zest) is what will give us that explosion of lemon flavor.
Vanilla extract -Extract vanilla bought in the store or homemade. This works well with lemon.
Sour cream – It will contribute to a super luxurious and delicious taste and humidity.
Oil – I played with the use of butter, but the oil will be our friend and will make it super humid.
Turmeric – A surprise ingredient! This will contribute to a beautiful yellow color. It is optional but gives it a naturally bright tone.
Eggs – We are going to whip the eggs with the sugar until they are pale. This will give us a light texture.

To obtain a complete list of ingredients, see the recipe index card below.

The lemon bread in slices stacked one on top of the other in a counter.

How to make lemon bread

Rub the sugar and grated together. This is made in a bowl! Take a large bowl and start rubbing the lemon zest with sugar. This is going to get the oil on the zest and make the bread that Much tastier.

2. Crack the eggs. Beat the eggs and sugar until they are pale color.

3. Pour the oil, sour cream, lemon extract, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Mix it until it is completely dissolved.

4. Add flour. Finally, bend in that flour; Be sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to make sure any piece of hidden flour.

5. Pour on the bread tray.

6. Bake Until a skewer is clean and the upper part is medium golden part.

7. Make the icing. Beat powdered sugar, thick cream and lemon juice. Ver it on the cooled bread. Let it establish and then cut it.

Recipe Council

Rub the zest with sugar. Rub the zest of citrus with sugar releases your tasty oil, so sit aggressive with it!
Butter oil. I love the taste of butter, but in the cakes, I am an oil lover. They are more delicious and wet in the crumb.
There is no lemon juice in this bread. I find that the lemon juice really dries baked products. So I decided to omit it in this bread and add lemon extract and zest.

Frequent recipe questions

Where does the flavor of lemon in the lemon bread Starbucks come from?

I find that Starbucks lemon bread has a slightly artificial flavor (and I don’t mean this in a bad way). I think this comes from the lemon extract.

What is lemon extract?

The lemon extract is soaked with alcohol in lemon peels. Therefore, it has a very intense lemon taste without additional moisture. It is a very concentrated lemon taste.

How do I freeze this lemon bread?

To freeze any cake, I like to let it cool completely, wrap it firmly in a plastic wrap and cover it with aluminum foil. Label it and transfer to the refrigerator for up to three months.

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Brands: 0inch8 unknown 4inch rectangle

To make lemon bread:

Preheat your oven at 350f. Prepare a 1 pound bread tray (8 × 4 inches) with baking spray and a piece of parchment. I like to do it so that the sides of the parchment rise to the sides of the pan. This facilitates bread lifting.
In a large bowl, pour the sugar and lemon zest. Using the fingers, rub the sugar and the lemon zest. This will aggravate the zest and help you release tasty oils. Add the eggs. Using an electric blender (you can also use a whipper), gathers the eggs until they are pale, approximately 1 minute.
Then, add the neutral oil, vanilla extract, lemon extract, sour cream, turmeric, salt, baking powder and sodium bicarbonate. Beat until it is soft.
Finally, add the flour and gown until it is completely combined. I like to take a spatula and scrape the background of the bowl to make sure there are no pieces of flour.
Pour the dough into the prepared pan. Transfer to the baking for baking for 45 to 50 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the center is clean.

To do the glaze:

While cools, mix the glaze. In a medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and thick cream.

To serve:

When the bread has cooled, pour the enamel on the top. Let it establish. Sometimes I put it in the refrigerator to accelerate the process, for about 10 minutes. Cut the bread and enjoy!

Tips and tricks:

Rub the zest with sugar. Rub the zest of citrus with sugar releases your tasty oil, so sit aggressive with it!

Butter oil. I love the taste of butter, but in the cakes, I am an oil lover. They are more delicious and wet in the crumb.

There is no lemon juice in this bread. I find that the lemon juice really dries baked products. So I decided to omit it in this bread and add lemon extract and zest.