Lemon Loaf Cake

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 cups sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest , or more to taste
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cups cornstarch
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.

2. 2

   Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy and lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest; beat for 2 minutes. Combine flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until just incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. 4

   To make the glaze: Whisk confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together in a medium bowl until smooth. Place cooled cake on a serving plate and pour glaze over entire cake; allow glaze to dry before serving.