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Lemon Blueberry Loaf

Lemon Blueberry Loaf

This Lemon Blueberry Loaf is tender and bursting with fresh blueberries and zesty lemon flavor, topped with crumble and icing.
Prep Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling Time 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 250 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • loaf pan

Ingredients
  

Crumble

  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • cup all purpose flour plus extra for blueberries
  • 1 pinch kosher salt tiny

Lemon Blueberry Loaf

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon zest about 2 lemons
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice about 1 lemon
  • ¼ cup milk room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries plus a handful for topping

Lemon Icing

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ tablespoon milk or cream
  • ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions
 

Crumble

  • Mix together all of the ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Place in the refrigerator while we make the batter.

Lemon Blueberry Loaf

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and grease and line all sides of a 1lb loaf pan (8.5×4.5″).
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add the sugar and zest. Using your fingers, rub the two together to release even more lemon flavor.
  • Now add in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix to combine.
  • With the mixer running on medium low speed, drop in the softened butter 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Mix until it turns crumbly but you can no longer see any lumps of butter.
  • Scrape down the bowl and mix in the vanilla, followed by the eggs one at a time.
  • Then mix in the lemon juice followed by the milk.
  • Remove the bowl from the mixer and scrape down the bowl to make sure there’s no unmixed bits at the bottom.
  • For the blueberries, pick out any stems and rinse with water. Then toss with 1 tablespoon of flour.
  • Toss the berries into the batter and gently fold them in. Fold just enough to evenly distribute.
  • Pour the batter into the prepped loaf pan and spread even. Top with a handful of extra berries, followed by a layer of the chilled crumble.
  • Bake for 50 min – 1 hour or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.
  • Allow the loaf to cool for about 45 minutes at room temperature.

Lemon Icing

  • Once the loaf has cooled, make the lemon icing.
  • Whisk together all of the ingredients until it turns into a glue-like consistency.
  • Lift the loaf out of the pan and drizzle with the icing.
  • Now slice and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword blueberries, cake, Dessert, lemon, Lemon Blueberry Loaf
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