[Recipe rec] Key Lime Coconut Cake

[yuuago]

Made this today for my mom's birthday: Key Lime Coconut Cake

10/10 would make again. Everyone enjoyed it. Preparation is very simple and the ingredients were all things that I typically have around (aside from the lime). It's a dense cake, slices well, and the glaze tastes very bright. Very recommended if you like lime.

(Though, it doesn't actually call for key limes, just regular limes, so I suppose the name is a little misleading. :V)


Ingredients

For the cake:
½ cup plain yogurt or Greek yogurt
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
grated lime zest from 1 medium-size lime
½ cup neutral flavored oil, sunflower, grapeseed, or canola oil
½ cup sweetened shredded coconut

For the glaze:
¼ cup fresh lime juice
¾ cup of powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175˚C). Spray a deep (2-inch) 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray, rub inside surface of the pan with a paper towel to cover evenly with the spray. Line bottom of the pan with parchment paper. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, sugar, and eggs. Stir until smooth and well blended.

Add the flour, baking powder, salt and zest, mixing to just combine.

Add the oil and stir well. Don’t worry, at first it will seem to separate, but keep stirring till smooth.

Add the coconut and stir to combine.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the cake feels springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (every oven is different, so check with the toothpick test rather than the time). Be careful not to over bake.

Cool cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes; then turn it out of the pan onto the rack.

Combine the lime juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl and stir until smooth. With a pastry brush, gently brush/pat the glaze all over the cake. Just keep going over the top and sides of the cake till the glaze is gone. Some of it will drip off, but most of it will soak in. Allow cake to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

My notes:
* Definitely put it in for 40 minutes next time; might need to go for 45.
* I used dahi rather than Greek yogourt since that's what I had at home, and that worked out fine, no substitution issue there.

Comments

[artificialsatellite]

That sounds incredible! I'll have to save this recipe.

[yuuago]

Hope it'll turn out well if/when you try it out! :)