Coco Lime Tower
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1 cup rice flour1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour¾ cup all-purpose flour2 ½ tsp baking powder½ tsp salt1 cup cane sugar1 cup unsalted butter2 eggs4 egg whites2 tsp vanilla extract2 tsp coconut extract½ cup skim milk½ cup coconut milk2/3 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut¾ cup sugarPinch salt6 egg yolksRind of 1 lime¾ cup fresh lime juice¼ cup butter, cubedIcing sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
In large bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder and salt.
In separate bowl, beat granulated sugar with butter until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by egg whites, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla and coconut extracts.
Combine regular and coconut milks.
Making three additions of each, alternately beat milks and flour mixture into the butter.
Stir in coconut.
Divide batter between pans; bake in 25 minutes. Let cool.
Combine sugar, salt, yolks, lime rind and juice in heatproof bowl set over pot of simmering water.
Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Cover surface directly with plastic wrap and let cool; refrigerate until chilled.
Cut cakes in half crosswise.
Place one layer on cake plate; spread with layer of lime curd, repeating with remaining layers and lime curd and ending with cake layer.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
In large bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder and salt.
In separate bowl, beat granulated sugar with butter until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by egg whites, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla and coconut extracts.
Combine regular and coconut milks.
Making three additions of each, alternately beat milks and flour mixture into the butter.
Stir in coconut.
Divide batter between pans; bake in 25 minutes. Let cool.
Combine sugar, salt, yolks, lime rind and juice in heatproof bowl set over pot of simmering water.
Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Cover surface directly with plastic wrap and let cool; refrigerate until chilled.
Cut cakes in half crosswise.
Place one layer on cake plate; spread with layer of lime curd, repeating with remaining layers and lime curd and ending with cake layer.
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 361.9
- Total Fat: 19.6 g
- Cholesterol: 142.5 mg
- Sodium: 32.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 42.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 5.4 g
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