Lemon Sunshine Loaf
Light, lemony and lickety-split easy, this is one loaf that you'll find yourself making over and over during the holidays and well into the new year. It's perfect for laid-back, as well as formal, events. For a twist, substitute an orange for the lemon.
Servings: 1 loaf, or 12 slices
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per slice: about | - |
| cal | 344 |
| pro | 5 g |
| total fat | 13 g |
| sat. fat | 8 g |
| carb | 53 g |
| fibre | 1 g |
| chol | 86 mg |
| sodium | 270 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 5% |
| iron | 9% |
| vit A | 14% |
| vit C | 13% |
| folate | 14% |
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1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
1/3 cup (75 mL) water
1 lemon, thinly sliced
Loaf:
3/4 cup (175 mL) butter, softened
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 tbsp (25 mL) grated lemon rind
2-1/4 cups (550 mL) all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking powder
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
3/4 cup (175 mL) milk
Icing sugar
Preparation:
In saucepan, bring sugar and water to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add lemon; return to boil. Pour into bowl; let stand for at least 2 hours or for up to 6 hours.
Loaf:
Grease 9- x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan; line bottom with waxed or parchment paper. Set aside.
In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in rind. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and sa< stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of milk.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake in centre of 325°F (160°C) oven for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Place pan on rack.
With long skewer, poke about 15 holes through cake. With slotted spoon, remove lemons from liquid; let drain on paper towel. Spoon liquid over top of cake, letting liquid sink in before adding more. Let cool in pan for 30 minutes; turn out onto rack, right side up, and let cool completely. (Make-ahead: Wrap cake and lemon separately in plastic wrap; store at room temperature for up to 3 days.)
Cut each lemon slice halfway through; twist points in opposite directions and place on top of cake. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Additional Information
Source
Holiday Best: 2000
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