Make and share this Key Lime Coconut Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Boomette
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Generously butter a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan and line bottom with a round of parchment paper.
- Toast coconut in a small baking pan in oven, stirring once or twice, until golden, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool. Leave oven on.
- Beat together butter, granulated sugar, and zest with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Stir together flour and 1/2 cup coconut (reserve remainder for topping). Stir together milk and 2 Tbsp lime juice. At low speed, mix flour and milk mixtures into egg mixture alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour.
- Spoon batter into pan and smooth top. Bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool to warm, then turn out of pan and discard parchment.
- Whisk together confectioners sugar, remaining 2 Tbsp lime juice, and rum (if using) and pour over cake. Sprinkle with remaining coconut.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 469.8, Fat 17.8, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 79.3, Sodium 407.6, Carbohydrate 73.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 52.3, Protein 5.5
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