Coconut Lime Loaf Cake

Bring some zing to the table with this zesty cake.

6 oz butter, softened
3 large eggs, beaten
9 oz condensed milk
1½ oz coconut
1 lime, freshly juiced and zested
6 oz self-raising flour
baking powder
3½ oz Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Powdered), to decorate
1 lime, to decorate

Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C/140°C fan, Gas Mark 3).  Grease and base line a 2 lb (900 g) loaf tin with parchment paper.

Place all the cake ingredients except for decorating ingredients (ie the zest and juice of 1 lime and the icing sugar) into a large bowl and beat using an electric hand whisk until just smooth and pale. Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake for 55-65 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake. If the top becomes too brown near the end of the cooking time, cover with a piece of parchment.

For the icing, simply mix the lime juice into the icing sugar until you have a thick pouring consistency – drizzle over the cake and finish with strands of lime zest.