Gluten-Free Lemon Loaf Starbucks Copycat
This copycat Starbucks gluten-free lemon loaf is even better than the original. You get a moist, tender cake with a bright, sweet lemon frosting, and you get it all without that Starbucks price tag!
Servings: 8
Calories: 421kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free 1:1 flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter melted and cooled to room temp
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs room temp
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Lemon Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 345° F.
- Grease and line loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In mixer, mix sugar and eggs for 2 mins on medium.
- Mix in butter and oils.
- Add vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix on medium until combined.
- Mix in sour cream.
- Slowly combine dry with wet and mix until combined.
- Pour into pan and bake for 45-50 mins until toothpick comes out clean.
Lemon Frosting
- In bowl whisk powdered sugar, lemon and heavy cream until combined.
- Pour over cooled cake.
Notes
Storage
- Refrigerate for up to a week in an airtight container.
- Wrap an entire loaf in a double layer of plastic wrap and a layer of foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and freeze in an airtight, freezer-safe container or heavy-duty freezer bag for up to 3 months.
- Bring to room temperature before serving.
- If possible, measure your flour by weight. In lieu of that, loosely spoon the flour into your measuring cup and level it off with a knife. This prevents packing and using too much.
- Mix the batter until just combined, meaning everything is moistened. Overmixing makes a tough, dense loaf.
- Ensure your baking powder and baking soda are fresh for optimal rise.
- Bring your cold ingredients to room temperature for easy mixing and the best loaf texture.
- Your cake should be fully cooled before pouring the frosting over it. Otherwise, it will simply run off the cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 398IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg
