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Sliced lemon blueberry loaf with lemon glaze and fresh blueberries on top

Lemon Blueberry Loaf

Soft, tangy and packed with blueberries, finished with a sharp lemon glaze that sets into a thin crackly shell. No mixer, one bowl, and it stays moist for days.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310

Ingredients
  

  • 3 eggs
  • 200 g sugar
  • 150 ml neutral oil
  • 210 g plain natural yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large lemon, zested
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 280 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 200 g blueberries
  • 1 tbsp plain flour, for tossing the blueberries

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 175°C / 350°F (160°C fan). Line a 30 cm loaf tin with baking paper, leaving an overhang on the long sides.
  2. Whisk the eggs and sugar together for 2–3 minutes, until paler and slightly fluffy.
  3. Slowly whisk in the oil, then the yogurt, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice, until smooth.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  5. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture with a spatula, just until no flour is visible. Do not overmix.
  6. Toss the blueberries with 1 tbsp flour until lightly coated. Gently fold about two thirds of them into the batter.
  7. Pour the batter into the tin, smooth the top and scatter the remaining blueberries over the surface.
  8. Bake for 55–65 minutes, checking from 55 minutes. A skewer inserted in the centre should come out with moist crumbs but no wet batter. Cover loosely with foil if the top browns too quickly.
  9. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then lift out and cool completely on a wire rack.
Make the glaze
  1. Whisk the powdered sugar with 2 tbsp lemon juice until completely smooth. Add more juice ½ tsp at a time if too thick, or more powdered sugar if too thin.
  2. Pour over the fully cooled loaf and leave to set for about 20 minutes before slicing.