Banana, Lime And Coconut Cake (australia)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 large eggs
• 1 lime, zest of, minced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 bananas (large, very ripe, mashed)
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup shredded coconut
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, reduced fat, room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 for the cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees f, then grease a 9-inch springform pan & line it with parchment paper.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine eggs, zest, lime juice, buttermilk & mashed bananas, then whisk together until well combined. set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
• 4 add banana mixture & beat on low until combined.
• 5 in another bowl, whisk together the flour & baking soda, then add this to the banana/buttermilk mixture, whisking until well combined.
• 6 with a large metal spoon, gently fold in only half of the coconut untl just combined.
• 7 spoon the batter into the prepared springform pan & bake for 50 minutes or until golden & a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 8 cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove the springform sides before transferring the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 9 meanwhile, in a pan over medium heat, toast the remaining 1/3 cup of shredded coconut, stirring constantly, until golden in color, then remove from the heat.
• 10 for the icing: in a bowl & using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese & powdered sugar, & beat until smooth.
• 11 spread over the cake, then sprinkle with the toasted coconut before slicing & serving.