LIME VELVET CAKE
makes 1 triple layer cake
Lime Syrup
zest and juice of 5 limes
200 g sugar
250 ml water
Cake
180 g butter
300 g brown sugar
3 large eggs
3 egg yolks
315 g self-raising flour
180 ml buttermilk
zest of 2 limes
125 ml lime syrup
2 drops green food colouring
Icing
235 g cream cheese
30 ml melted butter
2,5 ml vanilla essence
180 g icing sugar
lime zest to garnish
Preheat oven 170 C, crease and line 3 x 20 cm cake tins
For the lime syrup , put the lime zest , juice , sugar and water in a pot and simmer till the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool.
For the cake batter, beat the butter and sugar till fluffy, add the eggs and yolks.
Add the flour and buttermilk, lime zest, cooled lime syrup and food colouring.
Spoon into cake tins and bake about 35 min.
For the icing. Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth, add the vanilla and icing sugar and beat further.
When the cakes have cooled, spread the icing between the layers and top with more icing. Garnish with lime zest
BRON- Hanlie Oosterhuis
