Lemon loaf cake

Step 1/4

• 170 g butter
• 250 g sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• butter for greasing
• flour for dusting

• oven
• bowl
• loaf pan
• hand mixer with beaters

Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F. Grease and flour a loaf pan. Add butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt to a bowl and beat with a hand mixer until fluffy.

Step 2/4

• 3 eggs
• 3 tsp lemon zest
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 160 g full-fat Greek yogurt
• 280 g flour
• 3 tsp baking powder

• bowl
• rubber spatula

Beat in eggs one at a time. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and Greek yogurt and mix to combine. Mix flour and baking powder in a separate bowl, then add to butter-egg mixture and stir to a smooth batter.

Step 3/4

• oven
• wire rack

Transfer batter into the prepared loaf pan, smooth out the top, and bake at 175°C/350°F for approx. 55 min. Remove from the oven and let cool down in the pan for approx. 15 min. before removing it from the loaf pan. Let cool completely on a wire rack.