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    Home » Favorite Flavors & Ingredients » Lemon

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    Published: Apr 14, 2021 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    Starbuck's and Lemon lovers will be in heaven for sure with this Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf!  This copycat lemon loaf is so tender and bursting out with just the perfect balance of lemon flavor with a luscious lemon glaze on top that is to die for!! 

    Every single bite of this loaf is glorious!  Sugar-free & Gluten Free options also available!

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    This lemon loaf tops the list of favorite lemon desserts, along with amazing Keto Fluffy Lemon Burst Mousse, these Best Lemon Bars and my Lemon Layered Pudding Cheesecake Bars!  Oh lordy!!  We love lemon!

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    Our lemon loaf is a Starbuck's Copycat by the way and if you've ever tried Starbuck's, you know how good it is!  Here's my "CopyCat" Starbucks Pumpkin Pound Cake, if you're into pumpkin and Starbucks!

    You can make this at home easily with no mixer, no cake mix, and you most likely have all the ingredients on hand! 

    Plus, if you make it at home, just think of all that money you’ll saving!  Once you see how easy it is to make, you'll want to make it all the time!  It's perfect all year round, but especially those spring and summer months!

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    This recipe is derived from my Lemon Blueberry Explosion Loaf!  It's rated really high on the 5 star ratings on the blog and you will love it!  All we did was leave out the blueberries, but feel free to add them for another time, if not now! 

    Lemon Loaf

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf Ingredients

    • Eggs
    • Granulated sugar - Can use sugar free option for sugar, like Lakanto Monkfruit
    • Sour cream or Greek yogurt
    • Canola oil
    • Lemon zest
    • Lemon extract
    • All-purpose flour or use Gluten-free Flour like Bob's Red Mill for Gluten-free option
    • Baking powder
    • Salt

    Lemon Glaze Ingredients

    • Confectioners’ sugar - or for sugar-free option use Lakanto Monkfruit
    • Lemon juice 

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    How to make Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf!

    • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Lining with parchment paper makes it super easy to get out of loaf pan. Spray with non stick spray.
    • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.
    • In a large bowl, add the eggs, sugar, sour cream/yogurt and oil and quickly whisk together until smooth and combined.
    • Add the lemon zest, lemon extract, and whisk together well.
    • Add dry ingredients and whisk or stir until just combined and do not over-mix. Very little lumps are ok.
    • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for about 52-57 minutes.
    • The last 10 minutes of baking, tent pan with foil by loosely draping a sheet of foil over bread to prevent excessive browning on the top and sides of bread before center cooks through.
    • Allow loaf to cool in pan on top of a baking wire rack for at least 30 minutes before before glazing.
    • For the glaze, in a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth and combined.
    • Drizzle glaze over bread before slicing and serving.

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

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    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    Kim Lange
    Lemon lovers will be in heaven for sure with this Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf!  This lemon bread is so tender and bursting out with just the perfect balance of lemon flavor with a luscious lemon glaze on top that is to die for!!  Every single bite is glorious!
    4.67 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Course Breakfast, Dessert
    Servings 8 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 cup granulated sugar I used a little over ¾ cup, for sugar-free option use Lakanto Monkfruit Baking Sugar
    • 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt I used Greek yogurt
    • ½ cup oil - I used canola vegetable or grapeseed are good choices as well
    • 2 tablespoon lemon zest
    • 2 tablespoon pure lemon extract I used Nielsen-Massey

    Lemon Glaze:

    • ¾ cup to 1 cup confectioners' sugar or for sugar-free option, use Lakanto's Monkfruit Powdered Sugar
    • 2 or 3 tablespoons lemon juice

    Instructions
     

    Starbuck's CopyCat Lemon Loaf

    • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Lining with parchment paper makes it super easy to get out of loaf pan. Spray with non stick spray.
    • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.
    • In a large bowl, add the eggs, sugar, sour cream/yogurt and oil and quickly whisk together until smooth and combined.
    • Add the lemon zest, lemon extract, and whisk together well.
    • Add dry ingredients and whisk or stir until just combined and do not over-mix. Very little lumps are ok.
    • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for about 52-57 minutes.
    • The last 10 minutes of baking, tent pan with foil by loosely draping a sheet of foil over bread to prevent excessive browning on the top and sides of bread before center cooks through.
    • Allow loaf to cool in pan on top of a baking wire rack for at least 30 minutes before before glazing.
    • For the glaze, in a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth and combined.
    • Drizzle glaze over bread before slicing and serving.

    Notes

    This lemon bread  can be frozen up to 6 months. It's best to glaze the bread after it’s been frozen and thawed for best results.
    Sugar-free Options available in recipe and it tastes awesome!!!
     
    Keyword easy quick bread, gluten free, lemon, loaf, quick bread, Starbucks, sugar-free
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    Comments

    1. Katrina says

      December 09, 2021 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you so much! You should try Peanut butter and jelly cupcakes they are so good.

      • Kim Lange says

        December 09, 2021 at 8:19 pm

        Peanut butter and jelly together is always good! Especially in cupcakes! 😉

    2. Katrina says

      December 09, 2021 at 1:10 pm

      I was wondering if you have an recipes to use with strawberry jam?

      • Kim Lange says

        December 09, 2021 at 5:20 pm

        There's this Peanut Butter Jelly Bars recipe. But you could use any brownie or blondie recipe and swirl some in as well. Just leave the Snickers out of the blondies... Hope that helps some? Good luck!!

    3. Katrina says

      December 08, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      I love to bake and I tried so many lemon bread recipe and yours was the best. I'm going to use this one forever. I'm only 15 and baking is so fun for the holidays and my dad loves lemon so he really liked this one. Thank you so much.

      • Kim Lange says

        December 08, 2021 at 3:57 pm

        Katrina, It's great to hear you're loving baking!! Welcome to the club! 🙂 I'm so excited to hear your dad really liked this recipe! Keep up the good work!! Happy Holidays!

    4. Anne says

      April 24, 2021 at 12:54 pm

      This is a delicious cake. It is so easy to make. I was wondering if you could use vanilla instead of lemon for a change.
      Thank you for all your wonderful recipes.

      • Kim Lange says

        April 25, 2021 at 8:29 pm

        Yes I think you could use vanilla for sure! Thank yo so much for trying it Anne!

    5. Anne says

      April 20, 2021 at 3:11 pm

      Could you use vanilla to replace the lemon. I made it with the lemon and it was delicious! Not everyone likes lemon so I would like to substitute vanilla. Is that poss

      • Kim Lange says

        April 20, 2021 at 6:56 pm

        Yes I think that would be fine Anne! It sounds good to me, let us know!

    6. Catherine says

      April 19, 2021 at 8:05 pm

      That is the prettiest lemon loaf, and oh my goodness does it look delicious! So moist with the perfect amount of glaze, I'm drooling as usual!!

    7. Ben | Havocinthekitchen says

      April 15, 2021 at 8:59 am

      Ooo I love everything lemony, especially in early spring - I think it's just the perfect time. This loaf looks absolutely delicious, so refreshing and lovely. Spring vibes overload!

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