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Italian Lemon Loaf

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“My daughter, Hannah, has many food allergies including dairy, eggs, and nuts. As she began to cook more for herself, Hannah wanted to find recipes for cakes and cookies that she could eat. She loves lemon and has modified a recipe from Sofia Von Porat to create a delicious vegan lemon cake that she and others with (and without) allergies can enjoy!” -Wendy, a cooking instructor at the Dr. Yum Poject Kitchen

Ingredients

Food
Amt
Units
Prep
Notes
2 cups all-purpose flour
all-purpose flour
2
cups
1 teaspoon baking powder
baking powder
1
teaspoon
1 teaspoon baking soda
baking soda
1
teaspoon
½ teaspoon salt
salt
½
teaspoon
½ cups sugar
sugar
½
cups
lemon zest (of three small lemons)
lemon zest
of three small lemons
½ cups olive oil
olive oil
½
cups
1 tablespoon water
water
1
tablespoon
1 cup coconut milk yogurt (or soy if you prefer)
coconut milk yogurt
1
cup
or soy if you prefer
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
vanilla extract
1
teaspoon
⅓ cup lemon juice
lemon juice
cup
¼ cup vegan butter, melted
vegan butter
¼
cup
melted
1 cup confectioner's sugar (for glaze)
confectioner's sugar
1
cup
for glaze
½ small lemons, juiced (for glaze)
lemons
½
small
juiced
for glaze

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease loaf pan with spray or olive oil. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add water, olive oil, yogurt, lemon juice, and melted vegan butter and quickly combine all the ingredients to a smooth batter, being careful not to over mix. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 35-45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Let cool and flip loaf pan over onto a long plate for easy removal. Mix glaze until creamy and spread over cake. Let firm before slicing, then enjoy!

Prep time
15 min
Cook time
40 min
Yields/Serves:
10 slices
Contains Tree Nuts, Contains Wheat
Nutrition Information

Yum Ratings

😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum! Usually don’t like lemon cake, but loved this!” —Brink, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum, the opposite of Super Yuck” —Branko, age 13
😫😟😐😀😍 “Love the icing and cake flavor combo” —Reagan, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “Tasty, light dessert with a nice little lemon zing” —Joe, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “Nice flavor balance between cake & icing, not a lemon fan” —Ginger, a grown up