Friday night is baking night

Lime Drizzle Cake with Coconut Icing

I found this great recipe a few days ago and have been dying to try it out since. My brother is travelling now on his way to mine, having flown in from Ireland... so we'll be tucking in to a slice very soon.

If you want to make this cake - it's really easy - check out the recipe below. It's perfect for afternoon tea or a late night sweet treat!



Ingredients
Serves 8

For the cake

175g butter, softened
175g caster sugar
175g self-raising flour, sifted
3 eggs
Finely grated zest of 2 limes

For the lime drizzle

75g icing sugar
Freshly squeezed juice of 2 limes

For the icing

175g cream cheese
5 tsps coconut cream
2 tsps icing sugar









Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°C) or Gas 4.

Just out of the oven

Put the sugar, butter, flour, eggs and lime zest (holding some back for decoration later) in an electric mixer and beat until combined.

Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared tin. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Meanwhile, to make the lime drizle, sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in the lime juice. Set aside.

Lime drizzle

To make the frosting, whisk the cream cheese, coconut cream and icing sugar in a bowl, then refrigerate.

Remove the cake from the oven and make holes in the surface with a cocktail stick. Spoon over the lime drizzle. Leave the cake to cool.





Ready to eat

Once cold, pop the cake out of its tin and spread the frosting over the top. Sprinkle with the lime zest.













From Weekend Baking by Sarah Randell
(£16.99, Ryland Peters & Small)