Description
Creamy coconut and lime cake brings tropical sunshine to your dessert table, promising a delightful escape from ordinary sweets. Refreshing citrus notes dance with rich coconut, creating a perfectly balanced slice that transports you to a blissful island paradise.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) caster sugar
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) softened butter
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
Coconut and Lime Flavoring:
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) block of creamed coconut
- Zest of 2 limes
- Juice of 2 limes
Frosting and Topping:
- 100 grams (3.53 ounces) butter, softened
- 140 grams (4.94 ounces) icing sugar, sifted
- 12 tablespoons Malibu (optional)
- 100 grams (3.53 ounces) toasted desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 190C and prepare two cake pans with parchment lining, ensuring smooth release.
- Carefully grate the creamed coconut, reserving half for the icing preparation later.
- Combine all cake ingredients with the first half of grated coconut, whisking until the mixture achieves a silky, uniform consistency.
- Evenly distribute the batter between the prepared cake pans, creating balanced layers.
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes, monitoring until the surfaces turn a delicate golden hue and a toothpick emerges clean.
- Transfer cakes to wire cooling racks, allowing complete temperature reduction for optimal texture.
- Gently melt the remaining coconut with fresh lime juice, creating a vibrant base for the frosting.
- Whip butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy, then incorporate the coconut-lime mixture and Malibu, blending until smooth.
- Once cakes are fully cooled, generously spread the frosting between layers and across the entire cake surface.
- Garnish the exterior with toasted coconut flakes, pressing gently to ensure they adhere, creating a textural and visual appeal.
Notes
- Toast coconut carefully to prevent burning, watching closely for an even golden-brown color.
- Use room temperature ingredients like butter and eggs to ensure smoother cake batter and more consistent texture.
- Adjust Malibu quantity for lighter or stronger rum flavor, depending on personal preference.
- Store cake in airtight container at room temperature for maximum moisture and freshness, consuming within 3-4 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Caribbean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 415
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 85 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 19 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg