The Best Holiday Cranberry Lemon Loaf

Cranberry Lemon Loaf is perfect for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or a snack! This is the perfect sweet entertaining quick bread!

"This is one delicious loaf cake! The cranberry and lemon is such a zingy combo, and it fits the holiday season so well!" Reader comment

INGREDIENTS:

greek yogurt or sour cream lemon vanilla baking powder flour baking soda salt butter sugar eggs fresh cranberries powdered sugar lemon juice

Directions:

– Preheat the oven and measure out the ingredients. – Make the bread: In a small bowl add the yogurt, zest, lemon juice (from 1 lemon), and vanilla, set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set them aside.

Directions:

– Using a stand mixer or electric mixer, add butter and sugar to the bowl and cream together until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, combining well after each egg. Slowly add half of the flour mixture, and mix at a slow speed. Add half of the yogurt mixture and mix until just combined. Add remaining flour mixture and combine; add remaining yogurt mixture and mix until just combined.

Directions:

– Add in cranberries, and fold gently to combine. – Pour batter into loaf pan and bake until done (see full times below in recipe card). Remove the cranberry lemon loaf from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

– Make the glaze: In a small bowl add confectioners sugar, and slowly add lemon juice while mixing with a fork. When the glaze is moist and thick, stop adding lemon juice because you don't want it to be too thin. Drizzle over the top of the cranberry bread.

Cut cranberry lemon loaf into even slices!

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