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moist lemon cake with lemon glaze on wooden board with fresh lemon slices and rosemary sprigs

Lemon Rosemary Cake

bakedbree
4.61 from 48 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course cake
Cuisine American
Servings 1 (8 x 4.5-inch) loaf
Calories 437 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 3/4 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 cup Dixie Crystals sugar
  • Zest of one lemon
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup vanilla yoghurt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh rosemary finely chopped

Glaze:

  • 1 cup Dixie Crystals powdered sugar
  • 3 to 4 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • Rosemary sprigs optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and spray an 8 x 4.5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add lemon zest, juice and vanilla.
  • Add yogurt, then add eggs one at a time.
  • Next, add flour, baking powder, salt, and rosemary.
  • Mix for an additional minute, scraping the bowl, until everything is smooth and combined.
  • Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Take the cake out of the pan, and cool completely on a rack.
  • Make the glaze by whisking powdered sugar and lemon juice.
  • Add more sugar and lemon juice as needed. I like my glaze on the thick side, so I use less lemon juice. If I need to thicken it up, I add more sugar until I get a consistency that I like.
  • Drizzle over cake and add rosemary sprigs. Let glaze stand until completely set.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 429mgFiber: 1gSugar: 41g
Keyword citrus, fresh herbs, powdered sugar glaze
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