CopyCat Starbucks Mini Lemon Loaves~ These delicious loaves are perfectly lemony and moist!

Save your $4 at Starbucks and make these easy, and delicious Lemon Cakes at home!

The mini cakes are so lemony and moist! The glaze is so delicious! Perfect with your cup of coffee.

This recipe is so simple to put together. Make a batch for home and giveaway wrapped loaves as gifts for friends and neighbors.

Copycat Starbucks Mini Lemon Loaf

This lemon loaf cake recipe has been on my blog for many years. I’ve been making this copycat Starbucks lemon loaf during the holidays and gifting it. Everyone goes crazy for this recipe. If you are a lemon fan, it will be your favorite too! 

 

A wonderful lemon loaf that is so popular at Starbucks that you can make at home.

I made a light glaze, but you can make yours thicker and sweeter by adding more sugar.

I found the cutest Christmas boxes and tins at Ocean State Job Lot. The Lemon Loaves fit perfectly and can be shipped off across the country!

What You Will Need to Make this Recipe:

• eggs
• sugar
• unsalted butter
• vanilla
• lemon extract
• lemon juice
• flour
• baking soda
• baking powder
• salt
• vegetable oil
• powdered sugar 
• half and half

This recipe makes 4 Mini Loaves.

Ready for gifting!

If you’ve ever had Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf, you know how good it is. Full of lemon flavor, moist, dense, and rich. Try this recipe and you will be so happy to have a lemon loaf at home!

Cook’s Notes: Cake will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Don’t store it in the refrigerator because it’ll dry out.

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Yield: 4 mini cakes

CopyCat Starbucks Mini Lemon Loaves

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Lemony mini cake loaves with a delicious lemon glaze!

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Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup powdered sugar (for the glaze)
• 2 tablespoons half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Spray bottoms only of 4 mini loaf pans with Bakers Joy.
3. In a KitchenAid or a food processor combine 3 large eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons softened butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, and 1/3 cup lemon juice. Blend until well mixed.
4. Add 1 1/2 cups flour to the ingredients and mix until just combined. Add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix until just combined. Add 1/2 cup vegetable oil and mix until combined.
5. Spread into prepared pans.
6. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick test is clean
7. Cool on a wire rack while you make the glaze.
8. GLAZE
9. Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons half and half and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract. Add more sugar if you prefer a thicker, sweeter icing.
10. Glaze the cake, slice, and enjoy!

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Nutrition Information

Yield

12

Serving Size

1
Amount Per ServingCalories 279Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 52mgSodium 183mgCarbohydrates 38gFiber 0gSugar 26gProtein 3g