Blueberry Lemon Loaf

It’s a new year, so I’m trying to make things a bit healthier.  Now, this has a bunch of sugar in it, so I’m not entirely sure I can call it “healthy” but it also has blueberries and lemon in it, so I have to think we’re ticking off something good on the food pyramid.

But I think I’ll have another slice, just to make sure.  I need my vitamins!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 1 T sugar, divided
  • 2 T lemon zest (about 2 lemons)
  • 5 T lemon juice, divided (2 lemons again – convenient!)
  • 2 eggs, brought to room
  • ½ butter, brought to room temperature
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 T vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 1 ½ cups blueberries, divided
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 cup, powdered sugar

Directions

Butter and flour or spray a loaf pan and set this aside.

In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup of the sugar with the lemon zest, lemon juice, eggs, butter sour cream and vanilla.  You can use a hand mixer here, but you can also just use a wooden spoon, assuming your butter is soft enough.  I actually zapped it in the microwave so it was partially melted and that made it very easy to mix.

Add in your flour and mix again until it’s well combined.IMG_8233

Stir in one cup of blueberries until they’re well distributed and pour the mixture into your prepared loaf pan.

Sprinkle the remaining half cup of blueberries onto the top of your batter.  And then sprinkle the remaining 1 T sugar on top of everything.IMG_8238

Bake at 325 for 50-60 minutes, or until the edges are a nice golden brown and the top is crispy.

Remove the pan from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes then remove the cake from the pan and return it to the rack to cool completely.

Once the loaf is cooled, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon juice with the powdered sugar in a small bowl.  Drizzle the icing onto the loaf and let it set for at least a half hour to set.  When you’re ready to eat, slice and enjoy!!

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2 thoughts on “Blueberry Lemon Loaf

  1. Maureen Westendorf's avatar
    Maureen Westendorf March 31, 2024 — 11:15 am

    I’m going to bake the blueberry lemon bread today. I love that I didn’t have to scroll though 20 pages of your life views and history, (never that these things aren’t not important, never..they are everything), but I just want something delicious to make quickly mid-Easter Sunday, here all alone, unfortunately, so I can keep tying to enjoy the remainder of my day…thank you….God Bless you, (sure I’ll love it)!!

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    1. uglydesserts's avatar

      I hope you do! Let me know how it turns out!!!

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