Mini Lemon Loafs
It took me lots of trial and error to get this recipe right…but I GOT IT and it’s delicious. SO YUMMY. Light and fluffy cake with a hint of vanilla and lemon. It makes the perfect light dessert or snack 
AND, they are mini loafs! So cute. I found my mini loaf pan at Walmart so you should be able to find one in your neck of the woods.
TGIF, friends! Have a great weekend!
Mini Lemon Loafs
yield: 8 mini
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large lemon, zested {5 teaspoons, approximately}
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, sifted {which ends up being about 1 3/4 cup sifted flour}
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
glaze:
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini pans with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs, vanilla, lemon zest and sour cream. Scrape sides and mix again. With mixer on low speed, incorporate all dry ingredients until just combined, then stir in milk. Scrape sides and mix a few more times by hand. Spoon batter equally into prepared pans. Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden brown and are baked thoroughly- use the toothpick method to see if they are done. Mine were done at 18 minutes.
While lemon loaves are baking, mix ingredients together for glaze and microwave on high for 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds or so to dissolve sugar into lemon juice. The glaze is done once the sugar has dissolved.
Once loaves come out of the oven, cool at least 15 minutes before removing from pans. Spoon glaze over loaves and continue to cool completely. Store in air tight containers until ready to serve.
I love anything with lemon juice and zest. This looks super soft and delicious!
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Love your pics and blogging as much as your pictures…
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These are so adorable! I have really been into lemon lately
I also think these could be great as little party favors!
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How precious. Enjoy your blog and recipes so much. Thank you. I hope you have a peaceful weekend.
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It must feel so nice to sleep in your own bed. So glad I got a chance to meet you on your trip. The bread looks fabulous!
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I love lemon flavored dessert! Yummy!
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Looks like a winner to me! Can’t wait to bake some up!
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These are adorable! Sounds refreshing.
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These remind me of little loafs my grandmother used to make. They look absolutely lovely!
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So cute. Lemon loafs are one of my fav quick recipes.
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I love your photo! Mini loaves are so cute, much more fun than a full loaf:-)
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Love the mini loaves to spread more of the lemon love! YUM!
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I cannot wait to make these. I LOVE lemon bread and these are too cute. Love how you wrapped each one. The mini loafs are great for sharing too.
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Just made them but baked them in cupcake liners. So delicious! The glaze is yummy!
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This recipe looks delicious. I also like your presentation. What paper did you use to wrap the loaves? I like to mail goodies to my family and they would love this!
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Hi Lauren. How many loaf pans does this call for ?
I can’t wait to make these but don’t want to mess it up .
Thank you !
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Lauren, you know as soon as I send a question I’ll be darned if I don’t find the answer and feel stupid for asking ! I just noticed 8 mini at the top of this post. The recipe I found on PW doesn’t show that. I love lemon and now I can make these in the morning. I’m going to take some to our new neighbors as a welcome !
Love your website. I grew up in SW Portland . Thank You
Dee (tequestamom)
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Hi, what size are the mini-loaf pans used here, please? This is a great idea for making some little cakes for a sick friend. I need specifics as I am not a good enough baker to figure out pan sizes or compensate otherwise in the oven. I learned, to my frustration, that mini loaf pans come in different sizes, some almost ridiculously small. Too small for me. I’ve been looking for a size used in many recipes by a cookbook author and can’t find them. Walmart is rather a trek, but depending on size you found, might be worth the effort for me to get there.
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Lauren — June 16th, 2011 @ 11:30 pm
There were no measurements on my loaf pan that I used. It’s a pan, similar to a mini muffin tin, but with 8 mini loafs in it. The brand is wilton. Hope that helps!
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LuvsRecipes — June 17th, 2011 @ 11:21 pm
Yes, thanks, it does. It’s always helpful to get particulars such as pan sizes, microwave wattages, slow-cooker sizes, etc. Wide variety. I found the pan you described on Walmart site (tho not on Wilton site). I realize not everyone cares, but for those who do, the overall product dimensions are given as 16.06 x 10.12 x 1.57. No indication of the size of each loaf cavity. I estimated each loaf would be about 4×2.5 or so. A tad small for my current purposes. Someone else posed my question, “What are the individual mini loaf sizes in this pan?” on the product page and another person offered this response: “I do 3D modeling, if I put the overall dimensions into a modeler and scale the picture to match it, I can querie for unknown dimensions. Each loaf is roughly 3.5″ long x 2.25″ wide x 1″ deep. (I am looking for some smaller than this that my wife wants to replace.) –By jettray – Wichita, KS”
I am curious, though. This kind of pan with eight loaf cavities (versus individual small loaf pans) offers a certain convenience for getting pans into oven. I do like that, but wonder about removing eight loaves. LOL. How did you get them out without breaking them? These are bigger than cupcakes, so upending the pan seems risky. Yours look lovely.
Yum!
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These loafs look incredible! I love all things lemon so I am going to have to try these. Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous shots too.
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I just made these tonight and these are amazing! I used yogurt instead of sour cream since it was what I had on hand, and had to zest three lemons to get to 5 teaspoons, and baked it for almost 20 minutes. And perfect results! Texture is lovely, there’s that wonderful zing of lemon flavor in a cakey loaf with a hint of vanilla sweetness. Really perfect. Thank you for the terrific recipe. (And it was the first time I have ever zested a lemon!)
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