Fluffy coconut & lime cake

Fluffy coconut & lime cake

Put the kettle on, invite your friends over and help yourself to the first slice

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour plus cooling

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Line two 20cm sandwich tins. Beat the sugar, butter, eggs, flour, baking powder, lime zest and juice and creamed coconut together. Divide between the cake tins, level off the surface and bake for 20 minutes or until risen and golden. Cool completely.
  2. To make the frosting, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Combine the sugar with 4 tbsp water and boil until you have a thick, clear syrup. Beat the syrup into the egg whites, adding it in a thin stream, and stir in the vanilla. Sandwich the cakes together with frosting then frost the outside. Gently press flakes of coconut all over the outside.

Per serving

488 kcalories, protein 5.8g, carbohydrate 59.6g, fat 26.9 g, saturated fat 7.9g, fibre 0.9g, salt 0.77 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2008.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour plus cooling

Ingredients

  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200g butter , softened
  • 4 eggs , beaten
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 lime , zested and juiced
  • ½ x 200g block creamed coconut , grated
  • sweetened coconut flakes to decorate

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Per serving

488 kcalories, protein 5.8g, carbohydrate 59.6g, fat 26.9 g, saturated fat 7.9g, fibre 0.9g, salt 0.77 g

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