Ingredients
1 ½ cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. lemon extract
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup oil
Zest of one lemon
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp. melted butter
1-2 T milk
1-2 T milk
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While oven is heating,
grease and flour a loaf pan.
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large
mixing bowl. Use a wire whisk to mix together.
Combine eggs, sugar, butter vanilla extract, lemon
extract and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Consider using an electric mixer
to make the process easier.
Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredient bowl and
combine. For best results add dry ingredients slowly and in increments so
the dry ingredients don't spill from the bowl.
Add oil and lemon zest and continue to mix well.
Pour mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Make the glaze. Whisk powdered sugar, melted butter, 1 T milk and
lemon extract & lemon zest together in a bowl. Add more milk if necessary for spreading consistency.
Drizzle glaze over war, loaf on a wire rack placed in a cookie sheet. Allow glaze to set. Slice and serve!
Variation: Try adding 1/2 c fresh blueberries to the batter before pouring into loaf pan!
Recipe adapted from Wikipedia.