Easy moist lemon blueberry loaf cake with glaze recipe bursting with fresh berries and citrus flavor. Delicious homemade dessert.

Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake with Glaze

This Lemon Blueberry Loaf is the kind of recipe that feels like sunshine in every slice. It’s moist, fluffy, and bursting with juicy blueberries and fresh lemon zest. Just the right balance of sweet and tart. Whether you’re baking for a spring brunch, a summer picnic, or just craving something fruity and comforting, this loaf cake or a quick bread, hits the spot, for a delicious flavorful Dessert.

Topped with a simple homemade lemon sugar glaze that soaks into every bite, it adds an extra burst of citrusy sweetness and a beautiful finish. Made with basic ingredients and no fuss, this loaf is easy to whip up and always a crowd-pleaser. It’s perfect served with coffee in the morning or as an afternoon treat with tea. Once you try it, it’s sure to become a go to in your seasonal baking rotation!

FAQ’s

When to put glaze on loaf?

Once the Blueberry loaf is baked and cooled, you should pour the lemon glaze over the loaf cake. Remembering to place the cooling rack on a tray or something that will catch the drips of glaze.

Do you need to refrigerate blueberry loaf?

No, as this loaf cake can be kept at room temperature in a sealed container for a few days. IF there is any left place in the fridge to chill. But probably that will not happen as the family will devour the blueberry loaf cake immediately. It only makes 8-10 slices.

Why do you put lemon juice on blueberries?

It is to preserve the blueberries and their color.
But if lemon juice in added in cake recipes, it will keep the beautiful color and leave them fresh and juicy to eat, with every pop of the whole blueberry. delicious.

Can I use frozen blueberries in cake?

Yes, absolutely, you could use fresh or frozen blueberries. The blueberries are quit soft and if using frozen berries, it is easy to apply the flour to them so they do not sink to the bottom of the batter when baking. Fresh blueberries will need to get washed, and when they are wet, this will also allow the flour to stick to them.

Ingredients for Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake with Glaze

flour, baking powder
lemons, zest 🍋🍋
blueberries 🫐🫐
salt
butter 🧈
eggs 🥚🥚
milk
sugar
vanilla

For the full amount of ingredients suggested, and the instructions, see the recipe attached. download or print it and even use online, with the cook mode. It will not darken your screen. How simple is that. 😋

How To bake a Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake with Glaze

Preheat the oven to 175 deg. C (350 deg. F) and grease a loaf tin with butter or spray and cook. (9 x 5″) It is advisable to line with wax proof paper if you prefer.
In a bowl sieve the flour baking powder and the salt, to mix them up evenly and air rate the dry ingredients.
With your blender add your wet ingredients, Butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice and zest, blend until all together and sugar has melted.
While you are almost done with blending the wet ingredients, add half of flour and mix a little and then add half of the milk and continue mixing. The add the other half of the flour, and mix, then the last of the milk and mix until all is combines. Do not over mix.
If using fresh blueberries rinse them off, so that there is a little moisture on them, place in a dry bowl. Then add your tablespoon of flour to the fresh wet berries, and toss them until all covered. This will prevent them from going down to the bottom of the cake mixture. Evening them out in your loaf when baking. (if you use frozen blueberries, then toss them with the flour and add to the mixture. Skip the washing off) Fold in carefully with a spoon by hand to keep them whole.
Pour into your greased or lined, loaf tin or pan.
Add this loaf cake to the preheated oven and bake for 55-65 minutes. Depending on your stove.
Check with a toothpick or a clean knife if it is baked. The knife will come out clean if done.
Cool the blueberry loaf in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing and leaving on the cooling rack to cool further.
Prepare the glaze, by whisking up the melted butter, sugar and lemon juice and vanilla.
Place your cooled baked blueberry loaf that is on a cooling rack on top of a tray. Pour the glaze over the loaf. Allow it to set.

see the recipe for full instructions.
Add this loaf cake to the preheated oven and bake for 55-65 minutes. Depending on your stove.
Check with a toothpick or a clean knife if it is baked. The knife will come out clean if done.
Cool the blueberry loaf in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing and leaving on the cooling rack to cool further.
Prepare the glaze, by whisking up the melted butter, sugar and lemon juice and vanilla.
Place your cooled baked blueberry loaf that is on a cooling rack on top of a tray. Pour the glaze over the loaf. Allow it to set.

Serve sliced for a dessert for tea. Delicious zesty lemon glaze that just adds the edge to this recipe. enjoy.

Serve sliced for a dessert for tea. Delicious zesty lemon glaze that just adds the edge to this recipe. enjoy.

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