Recipes
Green Lime Cake
Make a delicious Green Lime Cake for an afternoon snack or breakfast!
Prep: 10 minCook: 45 minYield: Serves 4
Ingredients
- •3 eggs
- •1 1/4 cups sugar (230 g)
- •1/2 Brazilian-style tumbler of oil (100 ml)
- •1 Brazilian-style tumbler of water (200 ml)
- •Zest of 1 large lime (I used a Persian lime)
- •1 small packet lime-flavored gelatin powder (I used a 25 g packet of Royal)
- •1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (210 g)
- •2 tablespoons baking powder (20 g)
- •1 carton sweetened condensed milk (395 g)
- •5 tablespoons fresh lime juice (50 ml; I used Persian limes)
- •Lime zest to decorate
Instructions
- 1
Place the eggs in a bowl and beat very well.
- 2
Add the sugar and continue beating well.
- 3
Add the oil, water and gelatin powder, and mix well until the gelatin dissolves.
- 4
Gradually sift in the flour, mixing well as you go.
- 5
Once all the flour has been added, gently stir in the baking powder.
- 6
Transfer the batter to a greased and floured cake pan and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 45 minutes.
- 7
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.
- 8
For the topping, mix the sweetened condensed milk and lime juice thoroughly. Pour over the cake and decorate with lime zest.