How I developed the ultimate butter loaf cake recipe (it's customizable)

My loaf cake is moist with a soft and tight crumb and fully customizable. We'll go over the basic recipe with a classic lemon loaf and how to add ingredients (such as fruit and nuts) and how to work things like citrus into the crumb and glaze of the cake.
📝 RECIPES
Lemon Loaf with Buttery Lemon Glaze:
www.sugarologie.com/recipes/l...
Orange Vanilla Blueberry Loaf with Orange Glaze:
www.sugarologie.com/recipes/o...
Grapefruit Olive Oil Loaf with Sour Cherry Swirl and Grapefruit Glaze:
www.sugarologie.com/recipes/g...
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:40 How I create cake recipes (like a nerd)
02:00 How to bake with citrus
03:38 Base recipe with a classic flavor: Lemon Loaf with Buttery Lemon Glaze
05:31 How to make the Buttery Lemon Glaze
08:55 Elevated recipe: Orange Loaf with Blueberries and Orange Glaze
09:30 Adventurous recipe: Grapefruit Olive Oil Loaf with Sour Cherry Swirl and Grapefruit Glaze
🌈 TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
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8 inch loaf pan
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I just made this cake - exactly as described - except I left off the frosting. I have to say this is one of THE BEST cakes ever. It's soft inside with a nice texture and the flavor is amazing. The soaking syrup makes this cake special and gives it a nice sticky, slightly sweet and tangy flavor. I absolutely will make this again and again. What a great recipe! thank you for sharing.

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[@Sugarologie]

Aww, I'm glad you liked the frosting :)

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[@benmudge3996]

Did you come across boiled orange cakes? A whole orange is boiled and blended, then incorporated into the batter. Boiling breaks down the bitter compounds, meaning all parts of the orange are used for a very intense and well-rounded flavour. (And you don't need to manually juice the orange)

[@Sugarologie]

So I've read about a traditional Jewish cake that kind of follows that method - is it more custardy than cakey? But yeah, the bitter compounds are water soluble, so boiling effectively would remove those flavors and leave behind the oil-soluble zest compounds.

[@williamsshar]

I've made these cakes with lemon, clementine and orange. They are cakey. Thank you for this recipe and the book recommendation.

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I've made that before. It turned out great and it's gluten free too!

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I made the blueberry loaf and I have to say....mind blown. It was light but not too light. Tender. Delicate crumb. Not sure these are technical terms ;-) THANK YOU! Delicious. Will make on repeat. PS I added a bit of almond flavoring to the batter and it was awesome.

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[@dopex89]

I just made this with cherries and almond extract since it's my fave combo and even skipped the glaze but it is still so good. Love the crunchier outside and super fluffy moist inside. Thank you this will definitely be a staple recipe for me.

[@taiha4892]

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[@flatline-timer]

gorgeous cakes! thank you for sharing your process and knowledge with us :)

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I just love the way you breakdown the science of baking. Loved your buttercream analysis too and finally found a smoother texture buttercream that I have been craving for. For your next analysis can I request you to tackle egg free pound or vanilla cakes that give similar texture to the egg ones. Not sure whether you have already done it though. Thanks again for the lovely series. Keep making plz❤

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This is baking with contious....well scientific methods...Thanks a lot...❤

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[@Sugarologie]

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Looks like I'm baking this weekend!

[@aimeegudgel1668]

Made the lemon cake this weekend, very good, icing is amazing. Used a marinade injection needle to put in lemon simple syrup. 👍

[@Sugarologie]

Hahaha I love it. I almost used a needle too but I worried not many people would have one too. Brilliant minds think alike …💕💕💕

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Boy oh boy, a raspberry lime loaf is definitely happening in my house this weekend 👌

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My wife won't stop talking about how well it came out. Recipe definitely delivered 👍 we deemed 7 grams of zest close enough after zesting 5 limes 🤣 it was plenty 👌

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Love citrus 🍋🍊 tastes and aromas.🎉

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[@Sugarologie]

😊 thank you

[@etsprout]

These all look amazing!! I feel like this is a recipe I could tackle, and I need that glaze ASAP lol

[@Sugarologie]

You can do it!

[@Viddough]

To get syrup in the center,use a thin meat injector syringe,works amazing.

[@isabellacullen1349]

Yummy loaf cake! I like the oranges and lemons from your garden. I need to try making that glaze.

[@Sugarologie]

Thanks so much... growing citrus is one my other hobbies 😊

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@@Sugarologie you’re welcome 😊❤️

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YAY!!! LOAF CAKE!!!❤

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oh my god! amazing!!!

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Looks so yummy 👌

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Made this today, and it was a hit with everyone, rave reviews!

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JUST as I was considering making one

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You can do it Chicken Nugget

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Yum!!!❤❤❤😊

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I love your channel so much. It keeps changing my approach to food in the last months. I still keep wondering how much I can substitute flour in recipes like this or in yellow an white bases with ground nuts to create for a example a pistachio or almond flavored loaf. Is there are percentage?

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i love how you think!

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Green tea loaf here I come!

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Love your recipes and your detailed explanation. For this particular recipe, can you swap the water with milk, omit it or even increase the amount of sour cream?

[@betsychavez2914]

What about incorporating lemon curd into lemon loaf cake by using same yechnique for grapefruit/cherry loaf cake ?

[@bjethwa123]

I love your video & the way you explain. I love loaf cakes, I am allergic to eggs, can you suggest how to make it without the eggs? Thank you!

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Oh, thank you for giving an actual temperature that the cake should be. My brain is a bit weird and I have trouble following all of those folksy advice of "pushing a steak" to see how done it is.... using a skewer. I understand them, but the ol' grey matter gets me second guessing everything. Having someone actually give a temperature is so refreshing. Numbers read the same regardless of random thoughts in my head. Thank you again.

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I love your videos'

[@MsLori1973]

I use lemon pie filling to get the tart sweet n soft texture. I love it n I can add other fruits n just cut back on rhe amount of lemon pie fill I use. N I sue the dry lemon pie filling not the can

[@kaceynm]

I'm kinda proud of myself lol. Once you mentioned citrus juice being too inconsistent I guessed that you'd use sour cream and the rind instead!😁

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Yummy I'm so hungry now 😊

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I just wish that when you look up recipes, instead of a long wall of text explaining the author's life story, they just went into detail of the science behind each step, complete with relationship trees and eisenhower matrices just like you did! That would be so cool

[@Sugarologie]

Oh gosh you scared me for a second… I was like oh no what did I ramble about this time on my blog post … phew 😌

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@@Sugarologie No I would 100% read any science ramblings you write! They're so interesting and I love the attention to detail!

[@adrianaflores714]

Sooooo I had tried a recipe with an orange loaf and cranberries. And the only down fall was it wasn’t moist enough. I think partly because it didn’t contain sour cream and I sun dried cranberries. But I’m willing to try again with your recipe and hopefully it’s much better.

[@JustLaugh143]

I would love to get you take on incorporating oleo saccharum into citrus loaf cakes.

[@esef1948]

What juicer did you use please? I love that it’s like a jug.

[@freyaporter99]

Do you have any tips for making this kind of recipe in round cake tins? My sister tends to prefer the taste and texture of tangy lemon loaf cake recipes, so I usually make her birthday cakes using these kinds of recipes, but it can lead to inconsistent results with different pans and thicknesses

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Hi friend looks so yummy yummy !!@!@

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I think you would be perfect on the British Baking show ♥️

[@Sugarologie]

I have deep admiration for all the people who do! Its one of my favorite shows and I don't know if I'd make it past the tent nerves! 🥰

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@@Sugarologie I love watching the science behind your craft! it’s been beneficial to me with my own baking.

[@Asharra12]

Personally, I'd love a video on white cake base variations, especially the more oil base/creaming type