Coconut & Lime Loaf Cake - Gluten Free

Name: Coconut & Lime Loaf Cake - Gluten Free
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: * 125 g Butter; * 125 g Canned Coconut Milk, stirred; * 100 g Caster Sugar; * 165 g Gluten Free Self-Raising Flour; * 2 Eggs; * 20 g Desiccated Coconut; * Zest of 1 Lime; * Handful Toasted Coconut Chips, for decoration (optional); * 80 g Icing Sugar; * Juice 1/2 Lime; * 2 Tablespoons Canned Coconut Milk, stirred

10 steps

Prep:25minCook:45min

Soft, light coconut and lime cake, glazed with a coconut and lime icing drizzle. This gluten free cake is the perfect combination of these tropical flavours. Perfectly sweet and fluffy, you’d never even guess that this was gluten free!

Updated at: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:33:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories345.2 kcal (17%)

Total Fat19.7 g (28%)

Carbs40 g (15%)

Sugars22.5 g (25%)

Protein3.3 g (7%)

Sodium21.1 mg (1%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

Cake

125gButter

125gCanned Coconut Milk

stirred

100gCaster Sugar

165gGluten Free Self-Raising Flour

2eggs

20gDesiccated Coconut

1Lime

Zest of

Coconut Chips

Toasted, for decoration, optional

Icing

80gIcing Sugar

0.5Lime

Juice

2 TablespoonsCanned Coconut Milk

stirred

Instructions

Step 1

* Preheat oven to 160*c Fan Oven/180*c/350*f/Gas Mark 4.

Step 2

* Grease and line a 1 kg loaf tin with baking paper.

Step 3

* Place the all of the ingredients into a bowl and using an electric mixer, and beat together until light and fluffy, then spoon in the mixture into your prepared tin.

Step 4

* Cook for 45 minutes to an hour checking regularly, or until light and fluffy. You can tell it's ready when it springs back when lightly pressed. You could also insert a skewer into the middle of the cake and if it comes out clean, then the cake is ready.

Step 5

* Once ready, remove from the oven.

Step 6

* Once the cake is cooled, make the icing.

Step 7

* Add all of the ingredients to a small bowl and mix together until smooth.

Step 8

* Pour on top of the cake, allowing it to 'run' over the sides.

Step 9

* Add toasted coconut on top for decoration (optional) and enjoy!

Step 10

*Wrap in foil and store in a cool dry place, for 2-3 days