
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course: Bread
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- zest of two large lemons
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil or combination of both
- 2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup grated zucchini (measure zucchini after it has been squeezed of excess liquid)
- GLAZE:
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly spray an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the sugar and lemon zest. Add the eggs, oil and lemon juice and stir until combined.
- Grate the zucchini. You will need approximately 2 medium zucchini for the recipe.
- Using paper towels, squeeze out as much of the excess liquid from the zucchini as possible.
- Measure the 1 cup zucchini after it has been squeezed, packing the zucchini into the measuring cup.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the egg and oil mixture. Fold in the zucchini and transfer batter to the prepared pan.
- Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes.
- Carefully remove bread and place back on the cooling rack.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice.
- Drizzle over cooled cake.
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