Would you Lemon or Lime it?

On my travels through my blogging friends yesterday, I came a cross such a wonderful Buttermilk Lime Cake that Dell had baked at Cooking and The City. She has described the flavours and textures perfectly and also has some brilliant other bakes and wonderful cooking recipes on her blog, so please do go and take a look!

Now I am a lover, as you know of citrus flavoured cakes, after reading through Dell’s recipe I couldn’t wait to bake this cake! I hadn’t planned on baking anything today after yesterday’s” White Chocolate Heaven” muffins, but I just couldn’t hold back until this weekend to try the recipe out. This recipe is very easy to follow and it was such an enjoyment to bake this cake. I know this cake will now stay in my favourite list of what to bake!!

The only things I have altered to the recipe are, the temperature to the oven due to having such a fierce fan oven myself. I baked my cake at 150°C for about 1 hour. I added a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the sponge mixture and a little lime zest to the icing, this is only because I just cannot help myself tinkering with any recipe I come across. I should have put that as one of my bad habits in my Meme!

I even thought this cake would be just as delicious made with lemon. Would you lemon or Lime it? :D

Buttermilk Lime Cake

Ingredients (serves 8)

250g butter, softened

2 limes, rind finely grated, juiced

1 cup caster sugar

3 eggs, separated

2 cups self-raising flour, sifted

210ml buttermilk

Lime icing

1 cup pure icing sugar, sifted

1 teaspoon milk

1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice

Method
Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and line a 20cm (base) round cake pan.

Using an electric mixer on high speed, cream butter, 1 tablespoon lime rind and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in half the flour. Add half the buttermilk and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Stir to combine. Fold in remaining flour and buttermilk and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a clean bowl until soft peaks form. Fold into batter.

Spread batter into cake pan and smooth surface. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes in pan. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Make lime icing: Combine icing sugar, milk and enough lime juice to form a thick icing.

Spread icing over top of cake. Allow to set before serving.