Ingredients
- 150g self raising flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 50g mint (stalk and leaves)
- 80ml vegetable oil
- 5 limes
- 50ml water
- 400ml double cream
- 80g icing sugar
- Blueberries and raspberries for decoration
- Pre-heat oven to 170degrees C (150 fan)
- Mix flour and 100g caster sugar together
- Boil mint stalks in 50ml water for 15-20 minutes over low heat
- Remove stalks from water and let the water cool down to room temperature
- Add vegetable oil, zest and juice from 3 limes, water and 4 egg yolks to the dry ingredients and mix well
- Whisk egg white until foamy and gradually add 100g caster sugar to the egg white one tablespoon at a time until all the sugar has been added and the egg white forms stiff peaks
- Add 1/3 of egg white to the cake batter and mix it in
- Add the remaining egg white to the cake batter and very gently fold it in
- Gently pour cake mix to an 18cm round cake tin
- Bake for 50-70 minutes, the cake should rise well. Test with skewer and it should come out completely clean if the cake is cooked
- Cool the cake upside down for 1 hour
- Prepare filling by mixing cream with zest and juice from 1 lime and whisk until the cream is thick
- Slice cake horizontally into 3 equal layers
- Spread the cream between each layer and on the exterior of the cake
- Decorate with the remaining lime, berries and leftover mint leaves
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