Lime Drizzle Cake

Name: Lime Drizzle Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Americas
Ingredients: 2 large eggs, beaten; icing sugar, to dust (optional); 100 g (3½ oz) caster sugar; 125 g (4½ oz) caster sugar; pinch of salt; 225 g (8 oz) self-raising flour, sifted; finely grated zest and juice of 3 unwaxed limes; juice of 2 limes; 125 g (4½ oz) butter, diced, plus extra for the tin

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

I am a big fan of lemon drizzle cake, but I wanted to make a more Caribbean version, so I’ve tried it with limes - and it’s even better! Make this once and it will become part of your repertoire.

Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz) butter, diced, plus extra for the tin
225 g (8

Americas
Dessert
Caribbean
Vegetarian
Drinks

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Butter a 900 g (2 lb