# lemon poppyseed loaf

This is a delicious and perfect holiday cake to bake.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 tbsp softened butter
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 2 tbsp sour cream or yogurt
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1.25 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1.75 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.33 cup poppy seeds
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- juice of half a lemon
- 1 splash vanilla
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 pinch salt

## Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar.
3. Add yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice and eggs one at a time and mix until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk your flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. Whisk your milk and extract in a separate jug.
6. Add 1/3 of the dry mixture to the butter mixture and mix to combine.
7. Add 1/2 the milk mixture and mix to combine.
8. Repeat until both the dry and milk mixtures are all incorporated (making sure to finish on the dry mixture).
9. Fold in poppy seeds.
10. Grease a standard loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
11. Transfer the batter into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
12. Mix all of the glaze ingredients in a bowl.
13. Add more milk as needed to reach a smooth consistency.
14. Release baked loaf from pan and pour the glaze over.
15. Slice and enjoy!

## Equipment

- oven
- bowl
- jug
- loaf pan
- nonstick cooking spray
- parchment paper
- toothpick

## Tips

- Add more milk as needed to the glaze to reach a smooth consistency.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDnO1YezMIl/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5c936ac2-0566-4077-b3a3-71ccb291a457
- Extracted: 2026-03-06

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