Key Lime Coconut Cake Recipe

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Key Lime Coconut Cake
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Directions:

  1. 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.
  2. Toast coconut in a small baking pan in oven, stirring once or twice, until golden, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool. Leave oven on.
  3. 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 tablespoons lime juice. At low speed, mix flour and milk mixtures into egg mixture alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour.
  4. 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.
  5. Whisk together confectioners sugar, remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice, and rum (if using) and pour over cake. Sprinkle with remaining coconut.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 506.39 Kcal (2120 kJ)
Calories from fat 144.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.04g 25%
Cholesterol 77.33mg 26%
Sodium 357.93mg 15%
Potassium 122.81mg 3%
Total Carbs 86.28g 29%
Sugars 61.38g 246%
Dietary Fiber 1.3g 5%
Protein 5.48g 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 132.5mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 323.54 Kcal (1355 kJ)
Calories from fat 92.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.25g 25%
Cholesterol 49.41mg 26%
Sodium 228.68mg 15%
Potassium 78.47mg 3%
Total Carbs 55.12g 29%
Sugars 39.22g 246%
Dietary Fiber 0.83g 5%
Protein 3.5g 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.2mg 10%
Calcium 84.7mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.2
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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