Lime Shamrock Cake Recipes

LIME DRIZZLE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter: Take it out of the fridge a few hours before baking, so that it has time to soften.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Prepare a loaf cake pan of about 30x12 cm/ 12 x5 inches. Butter it all over, sprinkle with a little flour, and shake the tin to distribute the flour all over the tin. Turn the tin upside over the sink and pat it on the back and the sides to remove the excess flour. Set aside.
• Zest 2 of the limes. Zest one lime by cutting the green skin very thinly and then cutting these pieces into very fine strips. You will need these for decorating the lime drizzle cake. Set aside.Zest the second lime by grating the green skin on the fine grater. Set aside.
• Juice the limes, you will need 100 ml/3.4 fl. oz/scant ½ cup lime juice. Set aside.
• Wet ingredients: Beat the soft butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs to the batter, one by one, mixing well in between.
• Add dry ingredients: Sift in the flour and the baking powder, add the finely grated lime zest and mix until combined.
• Bake: Transfer the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Leave the cake to rest in the pan for 10 minutes. Make the lime drizzle in the meantime.
• Combine: Sieve the icing sugar into a small bowl. Add the lime juice and stir well.
• Drizzle the cake: Prick the lime loaf cake with a skewer (or toothpick) all over. Pour the lime drizzle all over.
• Let cool completely in the tin.
• Decorate: Turn the cake onto a serving platter, sprinkle with icing sugar, and top with the reserved lime strips.

KEY LIME SHAMROCK TORTE

Steps:

• Blend the tofu, brown rice syrup, honey, lime juice, agar, arrowroot & corn oil until smooth. Transfer to a double boiler & heat till the mixture thickens. It should reach the consistency of heavy cream. Set aside to cool. Split the carob cake into 2 layers (you'll need only 1 layer). Line a 9-inch cake pan with a sheet of plastic wrap. Place one layer of cake in the bottom of the pan & refrigerate while the filling is cooling. When the filling is cool, pour it into the cake & refrigerate until the filling sets completely (about 2 hours). Peel the kiwi fruit, cut it into thin slices & fan out the slices over the entire torte. Glaze if desired by pouring a thin layer of still warm glaze over the cool cake. Refrigerate the cake again for 10 minutes before cutting it. To serve, remove the cake from the pan by lifting out on the plastic wrap. GLAZE: In a small pot, dissolve the agar in the water. Add brown rice syrup & mint extract. Bring to a simmer & remove from heat. Allow to cool slightly.