The nice thing about a quick bread like this is that you can call it a bread or you can call it a cake, or if you’re really not sure where it fits, you can just call it a loaf. In the end, it doesn’t really matter what you call it, all that matters is that it’s a truly delicious thing to slice up and eat any time of day (and it’s easy to make too). With a bright lemon flavor, big gems of juicy blueberry, and a tart but sweet sugared glaze, this loaf works for breakfast, dessert, or for any snacking opportunity in between.

I have always loved the combination of lemon and blueberry – they’re such happy and bright companions – and they work together so well in this bread. This is closer to a quick bread than a pound cake, a little lighter and a little less sugary with a moister crumb. It’s certainly much easier than most baking projects, just a quick one-bowl batter that goes into a loaf pan and bakes up beautifully.

After you mix up the batter, it helps to toss the berries in a bit of flour before you fold them in. It prevents them all from sinking to the bottom and gives you a more even distribution of beautiful blueberries through the whole loaf!

You could technically skip the glaze but I wouldn’t recommend it. It takes about thirty seconds to stir together and gives every bite another nice zing of bright lemon and a little sugary crunch. It kind of takes the whole thing over the top and it’s no trouble at all so go for the whole shebang!