Key Lime Coconut Cake

"Very delicious sounding cake. I have not tried yet so I am posting here for safe keeping."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
1 cake
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
  • Generously butter an 8- by 8-inch square or 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 one 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.
  • Spoon batter into pan and smooth top.
  • Bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
  • Allow cake to cool for 15-20 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan and discard parchment.
  • 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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