White Christmas cake

Name: White Christmas cake
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: crystallized sprigs of bay leaf, rosemary and cranberries, or silver Christmas baubles or snowflake ornaments, to decorate; crystallized sprigs of bay leaf, rosemary and cranberries, or silver Christmas baubles or snowflake ornaments, to decorate; crystallized sprigs of bay leaf, rosemary and cranberries, or silver Christmas baubles or snowflake ornaments, to decorate; finely grated rind of 1 lime; 175 g/6 oz/2 cups shredded coconut; crystallized sprigs of bay leaf, rosemary and cranberries, or silver Christmas baubles or snowflake ornaments, to decorate; crystallized sprigs of bay leaf, rosemary and cranberries, or silver Christmas baubles or snowflake ornaments, to decorate; 200 g/7 oz/scant ¾ cup lemon curd; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup cream cheese; 75 g/3 oz/6 tbsp unsalted butter; 275 g/10 oz/2½ cups icing (confectioners’) sugar; 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 75 g/3 oz block creamed coconut, grated or 150 ml coconut cream; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising (self-rising) flour; 4 large (US extra large) eggs; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 75 g/3 oz block creamed coconut, grated or 150 ml coconut cream; finely grated rind and juice of 2 limes

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

This light and zesty cake makes a refreshing change to a traditional heavy fruit cake. Make the moist sponge bases a day ahead, or bake and freeze them to keep life simple over the holiday, so that all you have to do is add the very easy filling and decoration. Eat on the day it is made.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/1 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
finely grated rind and jui

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line two 20 cm/8 in