Easy Lemon Loaf Cake 🍋
This easy to make, moist and soft lemon cake has a fresh citrus flavor that is perfect for spring or summer.
How to Make This:
Ingredients:
1⁄2 cup Sugar*(WW Pts and nutritional info factored with sugar but I now use zero calorie lakanto powdered to lower pts more)
3 large Eggs
1 cup Plain fat free Greek yogurt
1⁄4 cup Vegetable oil (or coconut oil)
1⁄4 cup Unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 1⁄2 cups All-purpose flour
1 1⁄2 tsp Baking powder
1⁄4 tsp Baking soda 1⁄4 tsp salt about
1 Tbsp Lemon zest, zest from 1 lemon
4 Tbsp Fresh lemon juice divided, 2 for bread, 2 for glaze
1/2 cup Swerve confectioners sugar replacement
Instructions:
In a large mixing bowl or mixer, add the eggs, sugar, and yogurt. mix until smooth.
Add oil and applesauce and mix again.
Zest and juice your lemon.
Add the lemon zest, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, and vanilla extract then mix again.
In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stir until combined.
Slowly mix into moist ingredients, and mix until just combined, don't overmix.
Some lumps may still remain.
Pour batter into a prepared 9X5 loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely in the pan.
To make the glaze, whisk together Swerve confectioners and 2 Tbsp of lemon juice.
You can add more juice if you want a thinner glaze.
Once cake is cooled, pour glaze over the top.
Enjoy!
WW Points (Per Serving):
Makes 12 servings. WW Points per serving - 6 PTs. If you are a WW member click this link to take you to the recipe and Recipe builder for current WW Points and to track it in the WW app➡ WW Recipe (Must be logged into WW on a device with the app.)
Nutrition Facts:
Yield: 12 servings
CALORIES: 163 TOTAL FAT: 6 g SATURATED FAT: 1 g CHOLESTEROL: 48 mg SODIUM: 161 mg CARBOHYDRATES: 28 g FIBER: 1 g SUGAR: 10 g PROTEIN: 5 g
*Nutritional Information was calculated using myfitnesspal, values may vary based off ingredients selected.
Utensils/Tools/Ingredients:
Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener https://amzn.to/49j5yg0
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