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Food & Drink

COCONUT & LIME CAKE

Recipe by Richmonds Bakery, Cowes

Ingredients

Method

The Cake

14oz Stork margarine

14oz Caster sugar

14oz Self-raising flour

7 Eggs

4 tsp Baking powder

Zest of two limes

The Buttercream

8oz Butter

1lb Icing sugar

A splash of coconut milk

Desiccated coconut, to garnish

Lime zest, to garnish

1. Preheat oven to 160ºC and line

two 8-inch circle cake tins.

2. In a bowl, add all the

ingredients together and mix

on high for 3-5 minutes until

pale in colour.

3. Divide mix evenly between

both tins, and bake in the

oven for 35-40 minutes until a

skewer inserted in the middle

of the cake comes out clean.

4. Place cake on a cooling rack

and allow to cool.

5. Once the cake is cooled, slightly

soften the butter and add to a

bowl and mix on high for 3-5

minutes until pale and fluffy.

6. Add the icing sugar and a

splash of coconut milk and mix

until incorporated.

7. Add a splash of milk as desired

until it is the consistency of

whipped cream.

8. Sandwich the cake together

with the buttercream, and

spread the buttercream around

the sides and top of the cake.

9. Use the flat side of a knife

to gently press into the sides

of the cake to get the lines

running through it.

10. Garnish with desiccated

coconut and lime zest. Enjoy!

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