Name: Lime and Coconut cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 100 g Gluten free Self Raising Flour; 100 g margarine; 100 g caster sugar; 25 g desiccated coconut; Zest of 1 lime; 2 medium eggs; 1 tbsp spoon milk; Icing:; 100 g butter; 200 g icing sugar; Juice of one lime; Zest of 1 lime; 1 tbsp chocolate coated coconut shavings; 1 tsp desiccated coconut

I do love a tray bake as you may have noticed. I also love coconut and I love to bake with it. One of my favourite flavour combinations in coconut and lime. It can instantly transport me away to somewhere far flung and tropical. If, like me, you have no chance of getting anywhere tropical soon. Enjoy a slice of this gluten free coconut and lime tray bake and a day dream or two.

Cooking with Kids?

This is a great recipe to make with children. Get them to help with the weighing and measuring. Kids love to help mixing up the cake too. Just ensure caution is taken when placing in and taking out of the oven.

Is it Vegan?

This recipe is suitable for people following a gluten free diet and vegetarians. The recipe could be adapted for a vegan diet, by substituting the margarine for vegan margarine. The replacing the eggs with either a flax seed egg or apple sauce could work too. I have a great egg replacement guide here.

Do I need any specialist equipment?

I would recommend using a juicer and a zester for preparing the lime for this cake. However if you don’t have them you can get by with simply squeezing the lime in your hands and catching the seeds. You can also use the side of your grater to zest, but you won’t achieve the longer strands I have. As these you get with a zester.

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