Lime and Coconut Loaf

This loaf cake is perfect for a hot summers day. Both zesty and sweet I’ve no doubt you’ll love this easy, yet tasty recipe will become a firm favourite with you, your family, friends, neightbours… everyone!

What you’ll need-

• 175g Butter/spread/baking block
• 200g Caster Sugar
• 3 large free range eggs
• 2 Limes, Juiced
• 200g Self Raising Flour
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 tablespoons of Dessicated Coconut

For the Icing

• 150g Icing Sugar
• 1 lime juiced
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons dessicated coconut

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 170 degree. Line a loaf tin.
2. Whisk together butter and Caster sugar until fully combined and creamy texture.
3. Add in your lime juice, vanilla & Coconut.
4. Add eggs and flour alternating between the 2 a small amount at a time. Don’t add your wet mixture too fast as this is quite a wet mix and it can curdle.
5. Whisk together until fully combined.
6. Pour into your loaf tin
7. Bake at 170 for 30 minutes. To check if they’re cooked insert a clean skewer into middle of the loaf if it comes out clean it is fuly cooked.
8. Remove from tray and place on a wire rack to cool.
9. When cake is cool, mix together icing sugar, lime juice & vanilla.
10. Spread over loaf cake and sprinkle coconut on top.
11. Enjoy with a cuppa!