Mojito cake
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
30 mins
Deliciously moist cake with the zesty combination of lime and mint, as found in the popular Cuban cocktail.
250g butter
100g caster sugar
150g demerara sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
250g self-raising flour, sifted
2 tbsp milk
2 limes, zested and juiced
Icing
300g cream cheese
100g icing sugar
Handful mint leaves, chopped
1 lime, zested
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin.
Beat together the butter, caster sugar and demerara sugar.
Add the eggs, beating between each addition.
Add the flour, vanilla extract, milk, lime zest and lime juice and stir together well.
Bake for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
In the meantime, prepare the icing by beating together the cream cheese and icing sugar.
Add the chopped mint and half of the lime zest.
Spread the icing over the top of the cooled cake, scatter with the rest of the lime zest.
Slice and serve.
Serves
12
Preparation Time
20 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Flour, Fruit, Eggs, Cheese, Herbs
Recipe Type
Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Easy, Entertaining, Cake Stall, Vegetarian
Special Info
Nut free, Vegetarian
Level of Difficulty
Easy
