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cut loaf of lime drizzle cake
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Lime Drizzle Cake

Super moist lime drizzle cake. Learn how to make an easy lime cake that your children will love!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Cakes
Cuisine: English
Servings: 14 -16
Calories: 269kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 250 g unsalted butter 8.8 oz/ 1 cup
  • 200 g sugar 7 oz/ 1 cup
  • 5 eggs large
  • 3-4 limes depending on size (Note 1)
  • 250 g all-purpose flour 8.8 oz/ 2 cups
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 100 g icing sugar 3.5 fl.oz/ 1 cup

Instructions

Preparations (Note 2):

  • Butter: Take it out of the fridge a few hours before baking, so that it has time to soften.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Prepare a loaf cake pan of about 30x12 cm/ 12 x5 inches. Butter it all over, sprinkle with a little flour, and shake the tin to distribute the flour all over the tin. Turn the tin upside over the sink and pat it on the back and the sides to remove the excess flour. Set aside.
  • Zest 2 of the limes. Zest one lime by cutting the green skin very thinly and then cutting these pieces into very fine strips. You will need these for decorating the lime drizzle cake. Set aside.
    Zest the second lime by grating the green skin on the fine grater. Set aside.
  • Juice the limes, you will need 100 ml/3.4 fl. oz/scant ½ cup lime juice. Set aside.

Batter:

  • Wet ingredients: Beat the soft butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs to the batter, one by one, mixing well in between.
  • Add dry ingredients: Sift in the flour and the baking powder, add the finely grated lime zest and mix until combined.
  • Bake: Transfer the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
  • Leave the cake to rest in the pan for 10 minutes. Make the lime drizzle in the meantime.

Drizzle:

  • Combine: Sieve the icing sugar into a small bowl. Add the lime juice and stir well.
  • Drizzle the cake: Prick the lime loaf cake with a skewer (or toothpick) all over. Pour the lime drizzle all over.
  • Let cool completely in the tin.
  • Decorate: Turn the cake onto a serving platter, sprinkle with icing sugar, and top with the reserved lime strips.

Notes

  1. Enough limes to get 100 ml/3.4 fl. oz/scant ½ cup lime juice. You will only need the zest of 2 limes, one for the batter and one for decorating the cake.
  2. Use a digital kitchen scale to measure the ingredients when baking; it guarantees for best results.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g