Zesty egg and dairy free coconut and lime cake
A sweet and tangy vegan coconut and lime loaf cake made with just 5 allergy-friendly ingredients and free from dairy, egg, nuts and gluten
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
- Measuring cup
- Wooden spoon
- Non stick loaf pan (lined with baking paper)
- Wire cake rack
- Citrus zester or grater
- Citrus juicer
Ingredients
- 1 cup self raising flour (regular or gluten free)
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 lime for zest and juice
- <1 cup non-dairy milk (soy, oat or rice) - the lime juice and non-dairy milk together should equal one cup of liquid
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C (350F).
- Add dry ingredients (flour, coconut and sugar) in a large mixing bowl and mix to combine.
- Add the zest of one fresh lime to the dry ingredients and mix through.
- Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Add the lime juice and non dairy milk to the centre and mix gently with a wooden spoon until the mixture is combined. The consistency of the cake batter will be quite runny,
- Transfer the mixture to the lined loaf cake tin. Place in the oven and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes. The top of the cake should be starting to turn golden. Check that the centre of the cake is cooked with a skewer. You may need to leave the cake in longer if batter still sticks to the skewer, especially if using gluten free flour.
- Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the tin for around 10 minutes. Then transfer to a cake rack to cool further.
- Cover your cake with a light dusting of icing sugar and serve. Alternatively, you could make a thin icing mixture from icing sugar, a dash of lime juice and water to taste and drizzle over the top.
Notes
If you don't have any limes, you can substitute with lemons or any other citrus fruit you like. You can also leave out the citrus zest and juice altogether and make a simple coconut loaf cake. Soy, oat or rice milk all work well in this recipe. Coconut milk isn't recommended as it will make the coconut flavour too overpowering.