▹► your mother should know

 did I tell you I've been going to cake club?

once a month, local ladies meet up

to eat our bakes

this months theme was Mothers Favourites

now mine likes lemon drizzle

but I decided to make it with the flavours I like

after all I am a Mama too :-)

lime, ginger and coconut cake

you will need ....

200g butter

175g caster sugar

200g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

50g coconut

1 tsp ground ginger

3 eggs

lots of limes {I used 4}

4 balls of stem ginger {chopped}

2 tbsp milk

a pinch of salt

for the drizzle ....

3 tbsp of the syrup from the ginger

3 tbsp caster sugar

the juice of two limes

heat the oven to 180c/gas 4

line a loaf tin with greaseproof

in a large bowl

mix butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy

add the eggs one at a time

beating well in between each

add the grated zest of 3 of the limes

and the pinch of salt

stir in chopped ginger and coconut

then fold through flour, baking powder,

the juice from 2 limes and the milk

until smooth

spoon into prepared loaf tin and bake for an hour or so

test for doneness with a skewer

cool the cake for about 5 minutes 

meanwhile mix together sugar, ginger and lime juice

make holes in the top of your loaf 

and drizzle drizzle drizzle 

cool in the tin completely 

then remove and cut and devour!

happy mothers day