Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf (Made Easy with a Cake Mix!)

Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf (Made Easy with a Cake Mix!)

from bhg.com
Dessert
220 min
12 servings
411 kcal / serving

If your go-to Starbucks order always includes a slice of iced lemon loaf, try making this copycat version at home. We've swapped the coffee-shop price tag for a quick shortcut recipe that calls for just a handful of pantry staples, including boxed yellow cake mix and lemon pudding.

Ingredients

  • 12-layer-size pkg. yellow cake mix
  • lemon pudding mix
  • 4eggs
  • 18-oz. container sour cream
  • ⅓ cupplus 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice, divided
  • ⅓ cupmilk
  • ⅓ cupvegetable oil
  • 2 ½ cupspowdered sugar
  • candied lemon slices

Directions

  1. 1

    Prep Pan Preheat oven to 350°F. Make a parchment paper sling for a 9×5-inch loaf pan.

  2. 2

    Mix Batter In a large bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, the 1/3 cup lemon juice, the milk, and oil. Beat with a mixer on medium until smooth, about2 minutes. Pour into prepared loaf pan (do not smooth the top).

  3. 3

    Bake and Cool Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes (if necessary, cover loosely with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning). Cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes. Use parchment overhang to lift loaf from pan; cool completely on rack. Remove parchment paper.

  4. 4

    Glaze In a bowl whisk together powdered sugar and the 3 Tbsp. lemon juice until smooth. Add additional lemon juice or milk, 1/4 tsp. at a time, for thinner icing. Spoon over loaf; let stand 30 minutes before slicing. Top with Candied Lemon Slices, if desired. Any restaurant names or trademarks in the names of our recipes are included solely for reference and do not indicate any authorization or approval by their owners. All recipes were independently created and have not been reviewed or approved by any other parties.