Key Lime Coconut Cake

Submitted by Boomette

"A recipe from Gourmet Magazine : http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2009/03/key-lime-coconut-cake"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated key lime zest
• 2 large eggs
• 1 3⁄4 cups self-rising flour
• 3⁄4 cup whole milk
• 1⁄4 cup fresh key lime juice, divided
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon rum (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Generously butter a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan and line bottom with a round of parchment paper.
2. Toast coconut in a small baking pan in oven, stirring once or twice, until golden, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool. Leave oven on.
3. Beat together butter, granulated sugar, and zest with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir together flour and 1/2 cup coconut (reserve remainder for topping). Stir together milk and 2 Tbsp lime juice. At low speed, mix flour and milk mixtures into egg mixture alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour.
4. Spoon batter into pan and smooth top. Bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool to warm, then turn out of pan and discard parchment.
5. Whisk together confectioners sugar, remaining 2 Tbsp lime juice, and rum (if using) and pour over cake. Sprinkle with remaining coconut.

Reviews

[twissis]

Made for the Goddesses of ZWT-9 & the Tropical Desserts Challenge to serve at an afternoon coffee for 9, your recipe was an unqualified hit when rated by our guests. As the cook, I had 1 issue. I made the recipe exactly as written, but the cake rose to an unexpected height & overflowed the baking dish in a fairly major way. I policed up the mess, trimmed the excess, cut the cake into individual servings, glazed it & served it w/a fresh mint garnish. Not a soul knew there had been a problem. They loved the cake & the glaze that I made a lime green color w/food coloring. 1 guest even said he felt as if he had had traveled to Jamaica & should be listening to Bob Marley & his reggae music. Thx for sharing this lovely & flavorful recipe w/us.

 

[Annacia]

Photo may be seen here in Savor gallery: www.annacia.com. I love this cake, first the size if perfect, 1 layer is all we need. The cake isn't very sweet tasting, another plus. Doesn't take very long to do in the stand mixer. That said, I trimmed the sugar by using Splenda with no ill efects to the cake. It made a beautiful, well risen, cake with an inside that is light and fluffy in texture. I should mention that I used vanilla almond milk in the cake and glaze and I think that it added a nice element to the overall flavor.

 

[CaliforniaJan]

This is a great tasting cake, it would be perfect for a brunch or special meal like Mother's Day or Easter. The combination of toasted coconut and lime is wonderful. <br/><br/>In the process of making the cake I learned how to sweeten unsweetened coconut (which is what I had on hand). I added 4 T Splenda sugar substitute to the C of coconut along with 3 T of hot water. Once this sets for 15 minutes you are good to go (and with no loss of sweetness and many fewer calories)!<br/><br/>I also used sugar substitute in the recipe and since I only had non-fat milk, that's what I used. Finally, I used Egg Beaters instead of the two whole eggs and as always with my baking, I didn't miss the calories and the flavor was still amazing!

 

[godbreathed01]

We love lime and coconut, so when I saw this recipe I had to try. I did make a couple of tweaks based on my family preferences. I used unsweetened coconut and I reduced the sugar to 1 cup. finally I increased the lime juice to 1/3 C. We like our desserts tart. This was great with homemade whipped cream. Thanks so much. Thoroughly enjoyed by all.

 

[katew]

Full of zing !! Easy to make and very enjoyable. I did not glaze but used a vanilla frosting. Made for ZWT 9.