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Zingy lime drizzle cake
Serves 8
Easy
Total time:
This recipe was submitted by Good Food member lavenderuk and has not been tested by our team.
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Units:
- 225g salted buttersoftened
- 225g golden caster sugar
- 225g self-raising flour
- 4 eggs
- Grated zest of 1 ½ limes
For the drizzle:
- Grated zest of 1 ½ limes
- 85g golden caster sugar
- 6 tbsp lime juice
Method
step 1
Preheat the oven to 180C or 160C/fan. Line tin with greaseproof paper and set aside.
step 2
Mix the butter with sugar until creamy and slightly pale. Add the grated lime zest and eggs, one at a time and mix well.
step 3
Stir in the flour and mix well. Pour mixture into tin and cook for 45 - 50 minutes.
step 4
For the drizzle: Heat sugar, lime juice and zest in moderate heat (do not boil).
step 5
Remove cake from oven. Prick the cake with a skewer and pour the drizzle mixture onto cake. Leave cake to cool and serve.
