Description
The Best Ever Double Glazed Lemon Zucchini Bread is light, tender, and ultra-moist. Two glazes for a burst of sweet lemon flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Lemon Zucchini Bread:
- ½ cup (4oz, 113g) unsalted butter, ( melted and slightly cooled)
- 2 cups (10oz, 283g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon (2.5g) baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon (3.75g) baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon (5.25g) salt
- 1 cup (7oz, 198g) sugar
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (7.5oz, 213g) grated zucchini, about 1 medium zucchini
For the Lemon Wash Glaze:
- ½ cup (3.5oz, 99g) sugar
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
For the Creamy Lemon Glaze:
- 1 cup (4oz, 113g) confectioners' sugar (, sifted)
- Finely grated zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon (14g) heavy cream
Instructions
For the Lemon Zucchini Bread:
- Preheat oven to 350° Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, eggs, and cooled, melted butter until smooth. Add the shredded zucchini and mix until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Don’t overmix or the loaf will be tough.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes. An instant read thermometer inserted into the middle should reach 200° F.
- Remove bread from oven and let cool in pan, on a rack, for 10 minutes.
- Carefully invert cake from the pan, onto a cooling rack. Invert cake onto another cooling rack, right side up.
- Using a toothpick, poke holes all over top and sides of cake.
- Gently brush Lemon Wash Glaze over top and sides until all is absorbed.
- Let cake cool completely.
- Drizzle with Creamy Lemon Glaze.
For the Lemon Wash Glaze:
- Combine sugar and lemon in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Turn off heat and set aside.
For the Creamy Lemon Glaze:
- Prepare just before using
- Combine the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and cream in a mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: lemon zucchini bread