Sweet Cherry Lime Bread Recipe
Getting really excited for spring, and celebrating with this delicious and easy to make Sweet Cherry Lime Bread!
Servings: 16
Calories: 325kcal
Equipment
- 2 9x5 loaf pan
Ingredients
Bread:
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1½ cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 lime zested
- 1 lime juiced
- 1½ cups plain greek yogurt (or sour cream)
- 21 ounces cherry pie filling (1 can)
Frosting:
- 2 limes juiced
- 2 limes zested
- 1 Tablespoon butter softened
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease two loaf pans (9 inches).
- In a medium sized bowl, beat together sugar, butter and eggs.
- Beat in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice.
- Fold in Greek Yogurt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- Split dough into four parts.
- Place 1/4 of the dough into the bottom of each bread pan.
- Spoon 1/2 can of cherry pie filling into each bread pan.
- Top the cherry pie filling with remaining dough in each pan. It's okay if some of the dough and cherry filling mix together.
- Bake 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from center of the bread.
- Remove bread from oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
- For the frosting (while bread is cooling):
- In a bowl, beat or whisk together butter, milk, vanilla, and lime juice.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar until you have reached your desired consistency.
- Remove bread from pan, and drizzle or pour frosting over the top of the bread.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Makes 2 loaves
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 348IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg