Zesty Lime Cake Loaf
Lime cake loaf is a delicious olive oil cake that’s moist, easy to make, and is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. The zesty lime glaze really helps the lime flavor shine. This recipe is dairy free with a gluten free option.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour use GF if needed, see notes below
- 1 teaspoon baking power
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt reduce to ¼ teaspoon if using any other kind
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- ¾ cup organic cane sugar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup plain unsweetened dairy free yogurt I like Cocojune
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Lime Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lime juice plus more if needed to thin
Instructions
- Prep pan. Preheat your oven to 350°F/175ºC. Grease a 9×5 or 8×4 loaf pan with oil or a nonstick baking spray. Alternatively you can line it with parchment paper with some overhang.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and kosher salt. Set aside.
- “Cream” together the sugar and oil. In a medium bowl, combine the sugar and lime zest. Massage the zest into the sugar with your fingers until fragrant. Then add the olive oil and whisk together until well combined.
- Mix wet ingredients. Whisk the room temperature eggs into the sugar and oil mixture until smooth before adding the unsweetened yogurt, vanilla extract and lime juice.
- Fold the wet into the dry. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and fold them together using a silicone spatula until just combined, don't over mix the batter.
- Transfer to a loaf pan and bake. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-48 minutes (check after 45) or when a toothpick/the tip of a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool. Let the cake cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Carefully remove the loaf from the pan and transfer it to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
- Glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, lime zest, and lime juice. Thin with a little more lime juice if needed. When the loaf is nearly cool, drizzle it on top of the bread, slice and enjoy!
Notes
Gluten free - use gluten-free 1:1 flour (either Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur) in place of the all-purpose flour. If using a different brand, make sure it contains xanthan gum for the best results.
See the blog post for step-by-step photos, helpful tips, and a make it your way section with substitutions & variations.