This week’s blog post is baking! I’m glad to be back baking since it’s one of my favourite things to do. For this months bake, I’m doing a coconut and lime cake - perfect for summer with a zingy and tropical taste. If you want to know how to bake this; carry on reading!
Serves: 8
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Ingredients
175g butter, softened
175g self-raising flour
175g caster sugar
Finely grated zest of 2 limes
3 eggs
40g desiccated coconut
For the topping
4tbsp caster sugar
Juice of 2 limes
2tbsp desiccated or shredded coconut
Method
1. Heat the oven to 180C, Gas 4. Grease a 500g loaf tin and line the base and short sides with a strip of baking paper long enough to overhang at each end.
2. Place the butter in a large bowl. Add the flour, sugar, lime zest, eggs and coconut and, using an electric mixer, mix until soft, smooth and creamy.
3. Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and level the surface. Bake for about 40 mins until golden and just firm to the touch. A skewer inserted into the centre should come out clean.
4. While the cake is still warm and in the tin, mix together the caster sugar and lime juice for the topping and spoon over the cake. Sprinkle over the coconut and leave to cool in the tin. To remove from the tin, run a knife along the long sides to loosen and lift the cake out of the tin holding the overhanging paper at each end. Slice to serve.
That’s all for this week’s blog post! I hope you enjoyed! The outcome of this bake was incredible and so delicious. Perfect for a summer party! If you make these I’d love to see, so tag me on Instagram @ISayBell_blog. I will see you next week for another blog post! Love you all!
Byyeee!!!!
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