Name: Coconut and lime cake recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves: 12
Ingredients: 175g (6oz) butter, softened; 3 large eggs, beaten; 250g (7oz) condensed milk, such as Carnation; 40g (1½oz) desiccated coconut; finely grated zest and juice 1 lime; 175g (6oz) self-raising flour; 1tsp baking powder

Nutrition Per Portion

RDA

Calories

304 Kcal

15%

Sugar

19.8 g

22%

Fat

18.1 g

26%

Saturated Fat

11.4 g

57%

By GoodtoKnow

published 2 July 2019

Celebrate the start of Spring with this delicious coconut and lime cake. So simple to make and the whole family will love it.

Ingredients

For the cake:

175g (6oz) butter, softened
3 large eggs, beaten
250g (7oz) condensed milk, such as Carnation
40g (1½oz) desiccated coconut
finely grated zest and juice 1 lime
175g (6oz) self-raising flour
1tsp baking powder

For the icing:

100g (3½oz) icing sugar
Zest and juice 1 lime

WEIGHT CONVERTER

I want to convert...

grams

cups

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C, (150°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 3.
Grease and base line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin with baking parchment.
Place all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat using an electric hand whisk until just smooth and pale.
Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 55-65 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake.

Top Tip for making Coconut and lime cake

If the top becomes too brown near the end of the cooking time, cover with a piece of parchment.

You might also like...

Mary Berry's lemon drizzle cake (opens in new tab)

Mary Berry's lemon and lime cheesecake (opens in new tab)

Coconut cake (opens in new tab)

Explore More

Cake Recipes Coconut Recipes Easy Recipes Mother's Day Recipes

Trusted, informative, and empathetic – GoodTo is the ultimate online destination for mums. Established in 2007, our 15-year-strong archive of content includes more than 18,000 articles, 1,500 how-to videos, and 7,000 recipes.