This lemon raspberry loaf cake has moist crumbs, is tender, and is topped with a raspberry glaze. Both fresh raspberries and bright lemon flavor can be tasted with every bite, making it a perfect treat to make for springtime and summer!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x5-inch bread pan with parchment paper, creating "handles" that hang over the sides. Then spray the pan with non-stick spray.
Lemon Raspberry Loaf
In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, oil, kefir milk, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract until fully combined. Add in the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and use a rubber spatula to fold everything together until combined.
In a small bowl toss the raspberries with 1 tablespoon of flour. Then fold into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared bread pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until lightly golden brown and cooked through in the middle. Use a toothpick to check the center of the bread (it should come out clean with a few crumbs).
Cool for 1 hour before making the glaze.
Raspberry Glaze
Using a food processor or blender, puree the raspberries. Push the pureed berries through a sieve over a small bowl in order to remove the seeds.
Whisk in the powdered sugar and lemon juice until combined. The glaze should be just thin enough to drizzle, but also thick enough to set up on the bread. Pour the glaze over the cooled bread and allow it to set for 10 minutes before serving.
Keep any leftover slices in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
Bread Pan: Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper and then non-stick spray. I like to create “handles” with my parchment paper that hangs slightly over the sides of the pan. This makes it extremely easy to remove the bread.
Room Temperature Ingredients: It's very important that the yogurt, eggs, and milk are at room temperature so they'll incorporate into the batter more smoothly. The texture won't be the same if they're cold, so I recommend removing these ingredients from the refrigerator 1 hour before baking.
Folding: When we are ready to combine the wet and dry ingredients we will “fold” them together just until you see no more white flour. Folding: This means we carefully combine our ingredients without stirring or beating.
Raspberries: Tossing the raspberries in all purpose flour helps the berries not to sink while baking.