5.0 from 3 votes
Coconut and Lime Drizzle Cake
Coconut and Lime Drizzle Cake with a hint of coconut rum, a delicious dessert for every occasion. The sponge is moist and light, and the lime drizzle adds a tangy summery touch. It's very easy to make with a few simple ingredients, and it's ready in way under an hour.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 3310 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 175 g butter, soften
- 175 g sugar
- 3 eggs
- 175 g self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 50 g desiccated coconut
- 1 tablespoon coconut rum
- Zest from 2 limes
For the drizzle
- 50 g sugar
- Juice from 2 limes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
- To make the sponge, add the soften butter and sugar to a large bowl, and use a hand mixer to cream them together until smooth and silky.
- Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
- Sift in the flour, add the baking powder, coconut rum, desiccated coconut and lime zest, and use a spatula to combine all the ingredients together.
- Butter and flour a loaf tin, and add the batter, spreading it evenly.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- To make the drizzle, combine the lime zest with the sugar, and pour it over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Leave the cake to cool down completely, then use a sharp knife to run it around the edges of the cake, it should come out of the tin easily.
- Sprinkle more desiccated coconut over.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
- The secret to a beautifully risen cake is having the ingredients at room temperature - this ensure an even and quick rising. The oven temperature is also crucial, too high, and the cake will brown too quickly, and eventually collapse in the middle when it's out of the oven.
- If you feel that the cake browns too quickly, while the middle is not baked properly yet, you can loosely cover it with kitchen foil, and continue to bake it until it's ready.
- The coconut rum is optional here - but I find that it enhances all the flavours, and gives a cheeky boozy touch. However, the amount used is too low to be of any concern.
Nutrition Information
Calories
3310kcal
(166%)
Carbohydrates
366g
(122%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
190g
(292%)
Saturated Fat
123g
(615%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
43g
Trans Fat
6g
Cholesterol
867mg
(289%)
Sodium
1341mg
(56%)
Potassium
1079mg
(31%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
229g
(458%)
Vitamin A
5090IU
(102%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
331mg
(33%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1loaf
Amount Per Serving
Calories 3310
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 3310kcal | 166% |
| Carbohydrates | 366g | 122% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 190g | 292% |
| Saturated Fat | 123g | 615% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 43g | 215% |
| Trans Fat | 6g | 300% |
| Cholesterol | 867mg | 289% |
| Sodium | 1341mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 1079mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 229g | 458% |
| Vitamin A | 5090IU | 102% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 331mg | 33% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.