January Bake Club Challenge

Thank you to all of you who participated in the December Bake Club Challenge and sent in your pictures of Christmas cookies! I hope you all had a lovely holiday full of friends, family, food, and fun.

The December Bake Club winner is Valerie from Washington. Her Walnut Butcher Block Cutting Board has been ordered and is on the way. 😊

The January 2021 Bake Club Challenge Recipe...

Lemon Olive Oil Loaf Cake

A sliced lemon loaf cake with tart lemon glaze.

I have two nieces who love to bake and this past December, I went over to their home to bake Christmas cookies with them. Actually, I should say, THEY baked the cookies. I visited with their mother and ate the cookies they baked. 🙂

While they baked and decorated tray after tray of cookies, I asked them if they had an opinion about what the January Bake Club challenge recipe should be. They didn't really have an opinion on the matter until Christmas morning. I made a couple of these Lemon Loaf Cakes and they told their mom that they hoped the cake would be the next challenge recipe. Of course, I was more than happy to comply.

This simple loaf cake really is the perfect thing for January. It’s sweet, but not overly so. Bright and lemony. Tender and perfectly sliceable. Appropriate to to eat with your fingers or with a plate and fork. The batter takes about 20 minutes to mix up, and the loaf will stays fresh and delicious for days.

The January Bake Club Prize:

Nordic Ware Magnolia Cast Aluminum Bundt Pan

I love this bundt pan so much and want to use it in the dead of Winter more than any other time of year because it makes me feel like it's actually Spring. Nordic Ware makes a lot of gorgeous cast bundt pans, so if you're the winner of this month's challenge and you'd rather have another one, just let me know and I'll get whichever one you like ordered for you instead.

How to Participate in the Bake Club

Sign Up to Join the Bake Club

You’ll receive an email each month when a new recipe challenge and prize is announced. This is also how I’ll know how to contact you if you win.

When you sign up for the Bake Club, you’ll be required to put in your name and email address. If you’re selected as the winner, I’ll send you an email and ask you where to send your prize.

(If you’ve signed up in the past, you’re golden. It's not necissary to sign up every month.)

Bake this month's challenge and show it off!

Snap a picture of your Lemon Loaf Cake and post it to Instagram, tagging it with #OfBatterAndDoughBakeClub.
OR, upload your photo to the Of Batter and Dough Facebook Page.
OR, send your photo to me in an email: rebecca@ofbatteranddough.com.

By sharing your photo you’ll be automatically entered to win this month’s prize. Bake the challenge recipe and submit your photo before February 1st.