🍋 Lemon Cottage Cheese Loaf Cake
✨ Why You’ll Love It
➡️ Super soft & moist texture
➡️ Light protein boost from cottage cheese
➡️ Fresh lemon flavor – not too heavy
➡️ Perfect for tea time ☕
🛒 Ingredients
🥣 Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese 🧀
- 2 large eggs 🥚
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup oil (vegetable or sunflower)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice 🍋
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
🌾 Dry Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Recipe
🔹 Step 1: Prep
➡️ Preheat oven to 180°C
➡️ Grease a loaf pan or line with baking paper
🔹 Step 2: Blend Wet Mix
➡️ In a blender, add:
✔️ Cottage cheese
✔️ Eggs
✔️ Sugar
✔️ Oil
➡️ Blend until smooth and creamy
🔹 Step 3: Add Lemon Flavor
➡️ Mix in:
✔️ Lemon juice
✔️ Lemon zest
💡 This gives a fresh citrus aroma!
🔹 Step 4: Mix Dry Ingredients
➡️ In a bowl, combine:
✔️ Flour
✔️ Baking powder
✔️ Baking soda
✔️ Salt
🔹 Step 5: Combine
➡️ Slowly add dry ingredients into wet mixture
➡️ Mix gently (do not overmix ❗)
🔹 Step 6: Bake
➡️ Pour batter into loaf pan
➡️ Bake for 40–45 minutes
💡 Insert a toothpick – it should come out clean
🔹 Step 7: Cool & Serve
➡️ Let it cool for 10–15 minutes
➡️ Slice and enjoy 😍
🍯 Optional Lemon Glaze (Extra Yummy!)
➡️ Mix:
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 1–2 tbsp lemon juice
➡️ Drizzle over cake for bakery-style finish ✨
❓ Q & A
Q: Can I skip cottage cheese?
➡️ You can, but texture won’t be as soft. Use yogurt instead.
Q: Can I make it healthier?
➡️ Yes! Replace sugar with honey or use whole wheat flour.
Q: Why is my cake dense?
➡️ Overmixing or too much flour can cause that.
💡 Pro Tips
✔️ Blend cottage cheese well for smooth texture
✔️ Use fresh lemon for best flavor 🍋
✔️ Don’t overbake – it dries the cake