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RECIPE OF THE MONTH….”OH SO RIGHTEOUSLY YOURS, LIME AND COCONUT CAKE!”

>##FOOD BY HELEN WESTWATER OF LA OLA FRESCA

 Inspired by the Easter holidays and the zippy zap of spring in the air, we were looking for something for our vegan / gluten-free customers. We came up with this gem of a recipe that ticks both boxes and is also super quick to make.  Our lovely work experience boy from Newcastle nearly fell off his chair when we told him there were no eggs in it! And I promise, you’ll “no cannae believe it” either!

You will need a 1k/2lb bread or cake tin, lined.

Heat the oven to 180C/350F gas mark 3

Ingredients

For the cake

160g rice flour

50g ground almonds

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

40g dried coconut

Handful of pistachio nuts shelled and skinned

125g caster sugar

80g coconut oil at room temperature

240ml / 1 cup soya milk or other vegetable milk

Juice of 1 lime

Zest of 3 limes

 

For the Lime Syrup Topping

1 cup of caster sugar

Juice of 2 limes

 

Icing sugar

1 cup icing sugar

Juice of lime to mix

Handful of pistachios for decoration

 

Method

First mix the dry ingredients together well, (rice flour, ground almonds, baking powder, baking soda, dried coconut, pistachio nuts).

 
With a whisk, beat the coconut oil and the caster sugar.  Add the lime zest, juice of lime and the plant milk.  Mix in the dry ingredients gently so as not to lose the air from the cake and hence all its “non-eggy” fluffiness!

Place in your lined cake tin and bake in the oven for about 20 to 30 minutes until a fork comes out clean.  While the cake is still warm, make small holes over the top and then pour over the lime and sugar mix.   When the cake is cool, decorate with icing sugar and the pistachios.

 

 LA OLA FRESCA

C/ Músico Magenti, 11

Tel: (0034) 610026305

(For reservations)

Email: helen@laolafresca.com

www.laolafresca.com

Zona Benimaclet

 

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