Yummy Lemon Coconut Loaf

Flaked coconut adds a tropical flavor to this sweet and lemony bread. Serve it with a cup of hot tea for a simple breakfast or snack.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 301 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 lemon, juiced and zested
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice, or more as needed
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 cup flaked coconut
• 0.75 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 4x8-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Beat white sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in zest and juice of 1 lemon.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, mixing until batter just incorporated. Fold in coconut until just evenly combined; pour into prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.

Step 5

Slowly whisk 2 teaspoons lemon juice into confectioners' sugar in a bowl until thin enough to drizzle; transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in one corner of the bag; gently squeeze bag and drizzle glaze evenly over loaf.