Limes and cake are not foods I would have put together. The other day I made a lemon cake so I decided to try a similar cake with limes. I suppose I wanted to try a Key Lime Pie Cake. To be honest, I don’t think this cake was anything like the pie served in Florida or other places but it was still delicious. We enjoyed it and of course I had to share the recipe with you.
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Colander
- Jug
- Blender
- Grease proof paper
- Plastic brush
- Loaf tin or cake tin
Ingredients
- Limes x 2 large
- Oat flour x 200g
- Tapioca starch x 100g
- Raw cocoa powder
- Olive oil x 125g
- Maple syrup x 2 tbsp
- Bananas x 2 large or 3 medium
- Medjool dates x 150g
- Vanilla extract x 1 tsp
- Baking powder x 1 tsp
- Salt x 1 tsp
- Oil to grease the tin
Method
- Pre-line or grease a loaf tin or cake tin.
- Scrunch the grease proof paper in your hands then spread the paper on the base and around the edges.
- Pour the oil on the base of the grease proof paper and spread in around the base and the sides using the plastic brush.
- Set aside.
- Pour the oats into a blender and blend until a flour is formed.
- Also set aside.
- Put the large saucepan of water onto a high heat on the hob.
- Bring to the boil and carefully put the limes into the water.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook the limes for 10 minutes.
- Leave to cook.
- After 10 minutes remove from the heat and drain through the colander.
- Cut the Medjool dates in half and remove the stones.
- Boil the kettle and put the cut dates into a bowl.
- Pour over the boiled water and leave to sit for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes pour the dates through a colander and over a jug.
- Keep the water from the jug in case the mix looks to think.
- Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, bananas, dates, vanilla extract and limes to the blender.
- Put the lid on and blend all of these ingredients together.
- Blend until smooth-ish.
- Next add in the oat flour, tapioca starch, raw cocoa powder, baking powder and salt to the blender.
- Again blend until all the ingredients are mixed together.
- If the mixture looks a little thick add a little of the water a bit at a time until it looks like cake mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the pre-lined or greased tin and spread it as evenly as possible across the base.
- Put the tin into the oven for about 25 – 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- To check it’s cooked put a skewer in and if it comes out clean-ish the cake is done.
- If it comes out with lots of cake mix on the end then put it back in for 3 – 5 minutes.
- Keep doing this until the skewer comes out clean-ish.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
- Then slice and serve.
- Finally enjoy.
Coconut Oil and Lime Cake was a delicious treat to bake. It was very easy to prepare and cook. The cake is also freezable too. If you wanted to make this cake and eat it at a later point then you can. It will last for up to 5 days as well. Although it is better fresher. The cake goes down well with a cup of tea or coffee too. However you decide to eat this cake, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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