Mojito Loaf Cake

This tender loaf cake flavored with hints of mint, lime, and rum will remind you of a classic Cuban mojito.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 400 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
• 2 limes, zested
• 4 large mint leaves, torn
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup grapeseed oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a loaf pan or line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine sugar, lime zest, and mint in a medium bowl. Rub together with your fingers until moist and fragrant. Add lime juice and rum; whisk until dissolved. Whisk in yogurt, oil, and eggs.

Step 3

Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Slowly add the wet ingredients, mixing until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Tent loaf with foil if it starts browning too quickly.

Step 5

Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack set over a baking sheet.

Step 6

Prepare the glaze while the loaf is cooling. Whisk powdered sugar, lime juice, and mint leaves in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until glaze is smooth and mint has wilted, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in rum until completely combined.

Step 7

Strain glaze into a measuring cup with a spout, pressing against the mint leaves to extract as much flavor as possible. Let sit until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Step 8

Pour the glaze over the cooling cake, letting excess drip down the sides. Let loaf cool and glaze firm up before slicing.