Best Lime Loaf Recipes

LIME AND COCONUT DRIZZLE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Butter and line the base of a loaf tin with baking parchment.
• Put 6 oz (175g) of the sugar in a bowl with the butter, flour, baking powder, eggs, and the zest of 2 limes.
• Split the coconut milk in half and set one half aside for the topping.
• Add most of the other half to the bowl and beat the mixture together until well blended. Add enough extra coconut milk to make a dropping consistency.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and level off the top. Bake for 40 mins, or until the cake is golden and firm to the touch.
• Meanwhile make the topping: Tip the reserved half of coconut milk into a saucepan. Add 5 oz (150g) of sugar.
• Bring to the boil and continue to boil for 5 minutes, or until syrupy and you can see the bottom of the pan when you stir. (For some reason this took me nearly 20 minutes!).
• Stir in the lime juice and set aside.
• With a pestle and mortat, crush the remaining sugar with the remaining lime zest, until you have a damp green paste. Set aside.
• When the loaf is done, remove from the oven and pour the syrup over the top, a little at a time, waiting for the cake to absorb it before adding more (it will come up the sides of the tin in the end).
• Leave cake until completely cold. Sprinkle the lime sugar over the top.

LIME LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream together margarine, sugar and coconut extract.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well blended.
• Blend in buttermilk.
• Sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add lime rind and stir until just moistened.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan and bake about 35 minutes until it tests done.
• Cool in pan 5 minutes then glaze immediately.
• GLAZE: Combine lime juice, coconut extract and sugar in a saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved, brush over hot cake until all is asborbed.

AVOCADO AND LIME LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven160°C/gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 900g (2lb) loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
• Using an electric whisk beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add the lime zest and juice to the mashed avocado, then beat this into the butter mixture. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Use a large metal spoon to fold half into the avocado mixture. Stir in the buttermilk, then fold in the remaining flour mixture.
• Transfer the cake mixture to the prepared tin and smooth over the top.
• Bake for 55 minutes - 1hr until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If the loaf is browning too quickly, cover lightly with a piece of foil.
• Remove from the oven then leave to cool for 15 minutes. Remove from the tin, peel away the paper and leave on a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
• To make the icing, mix the avocado with half the lime zest and the juice.
• Cream the butter using an electric whisk, then beat in the avocado mixture. Slowly add the icing sugar, whisking well to combine. Spread thickly over the top of the cooled cake and sprinkle with the remaining lime zest.