When I first joined #BundtaMonth, I thought I’d have problems coming up with reasons to bake a cake every month. I was wrong. I should have remembered: we like to party at work. Or eat, at least. Nobody ever turns down cake there.
This month’s theme was tropical cakes, which fit in quite nicely with the beach-themed birthday celebration we had this week. Tropical flavors always make me think of sandy shores, dipping my toes in cerulean water with an icy drink in hand. And what will that drink probably have as an ingredient or adornment? Lime! I had to use it!
I used to even have a sand castle shaped bundt pan. But, alas, that one is trashed now. It was silicone and it got gummy and I got tired of trying to scrub it clean when all it wanted to do was shake around like Jell-o. This fairy cottage cake is the next best thing–a Christmas gift from my husband, who has enthusiastically encouraged my cake-baking endeavor. Like I said, no one says no to cake.
The cake is pretty tasty all on its own–how could it not be with all that yummy Kerrygold butter in it?–but the lime glaze balances it out beautifully. I was afraid it would be too sour and, luckily, I was wrong. I may add some lime zest to the cake batter next time to add a little unexpected twist, but other than that, this was about perfect. And a fantastic cake to whip up to bring to any occasion! (Or just eat at home… huddled under the blankets where you’re begging for sunshine, counting the days until spring’s arrival.)
- 2¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup (16 Tablespoons) Kerrygold unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ cups organic granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole fat canned coconut milk, well shaken
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2-3 Tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice (from 1-2 limes)
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and set the rack in the middle of the oven. Grease and flour well your bundt pan (or use baking spray) and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter on low to medium-low speed for 1 minute, scraping the sides and beater if it gets stuck to them.
- Add the sugar and beat on medium-low until light and fluffy, up to 5 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, waiting to add the next until the first is fully incorporated.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- With the mixer on low to medium-low, mix in ⅓ of the flour mixture. Add half the coconut milk. Then half of the remaining flour. Then the rest of the coconut milk. And finally, the rest of the flour.
- Spoon into prepared bundt pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until golden and a cake tester inserted in the center of a section comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and set on cooling rack for 10 minutes. Then place a plate over the top and invert, hopefully releasing the cake onto the plate.
- Cool completely before drizzling the glaze.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners sugar, 2 Tablespoons of lime juice, and the zest. Add the rest of the lime juice if it needs to be thinned more. (I went with 3 Tablespoons this time, but I probably should have made it a little thicker.)
- Spoon over cooled cake, as desired.
Other tropical bundts this month:
- Bananas Foster Bundt by Anita from Hungry Couple
- Blue Hawaiian Bundt Cake by Tara from Noshing With The Nolands
- Chocolate Bundt With Coconut Cream Cheese Filling by Karen from In The Kitchen With KP
- Caramelized Mango Tropical Bundt Cake by Paula from Vintage Kitchen
- Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake by Kim from Cravings Of A Lunatic
- Coconut and Rum Tea Cake by Anuradha from Baker Street
- Coconut Banana Bundt Cake with Rum Glaze by Lora from Cake Duchess
- Coconut Bundt Cake by Holly from A Baker’s House
- Coconut Lime Bundt Cake by Kate from Food Babbles
- Hummingbird Bundt Cake by Heather from Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
- Hummingbird Bundt Cake by Jennie from The Messy Baker Blog
- Mini Pineapple Bundt Cakes with White Chocolate Ganache by Alice from Hip Foodie Mom
- Pina Colada Bundt Cake by Renee from Magnolia Days
- Pineapple Bundt with Kuih Tat Filling by Stacy from Food Lust People Love
- Strawberry and Banana Bundt Cake by Veronica from My Catholic Kitchen
- Vanilla Orange Bundt Cake with a Hint of Coconut by Laura from The Spiced Life
- White Chocolate Guava Cake by Kim from Ninja Baking
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Disclosure: I am member of the Kerrygold Food Blogger Network and was provided with free Kerrygold unsalted butter, which was used to make this recipe. All opinions and photographs remain my own, unless otherwise stated.
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Paula @ Vintage Kitchen
7 March, 2013 at 7:42 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I love your your sand castle cake, so perfect for this month´s tropical theme! And gorgeous flavors too! Too bad you had to throw the mold out.
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Carrie @ poet in the pantry
7 March, 2013 at 9:08 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Luckily, I have this one to replace the sand castle one! Eventually, I will get the metal pan version of the sand castle again, too. It’s always impressive.
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious
7 March, 2013 at 8:29 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Love your cake mold! Always wondered how you cut that…do you cut the corner pieces off in squares, or what?
Carrie @ poet in the pantry
7 March, 2013 at 9:07 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
We approached the cutting cautiously and ended up slicing along the sides of the square.
Jayne
7 March, 2013 at 8:48 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I love lime, what a great looking (and I’m sure tasting) cake
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Carrie @ poet in the pantry
7 March, 2013 at 9:03 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thank you! Lime is such an uplifting flavor, isn’t it?
Jo-el
7 March, 2013 at 12:35 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I have a Nordicware sandcastle bunt cake pan. It isn’t silicone and is nonstick. You may be able to find it online. I think I got it from William-Sonoma and they had a vanilla sandcastle recipe online.
Carrie @ poet in the pantry
7 March, 2013 at 3:36 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
It’s on my list! The silicone one I had is the exact same design.
Renee
7 March, 2013 at 2:55 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
That’s just the coolest cake pan. Yet another to add to my wish list. My niece would go crazy for a cake made in that pan. I’d love to have a slice of yours too.
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Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
7 March, 2013 at 3:27 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Awh, how sweet that your husband is buying you bundt pans. . I love that! I purchased all the ones I had for myself and before Christmas, bought 2 and told my husband that was what he got me for Christmas!
Love your bundt!
Tara
7 March, 2013 at 4:16 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What a cool pan and what a gorgeous cake!! Love the glaze!!
Jennie @themessybakerblog
7 March, 2013 at 5:13 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
That is one cute bundt! I love that it’s in the shape of a sand castle.
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The Ninja Baker
7 March, 2013 at 6:34 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Your lime glazed Bundt is fit for a royal mermaid or princess! Hats off to the beautiful poet in the pantry!
Carrie @ poet in the pantry
9 March, 2013 at 4:52 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
You are too sweet! Thank you!
Hezzi-D
7 March, 2013 at 7:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Mmmm that lime glaze sounds divine!
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Holly
7 March, 2013 at 9:01 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Love the shape of your cake, I’ve never seen that cake mold at the store. Looks like a great cake!
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Lora @cakeduchess
7 March, 2013 at 10:03 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I will need a cabinet just for all my bundt pans…this is one shape I have to have!:)Perfect cake, Carrie. So lovely for our Tropical month. Thank you for being part of our baking group.
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Carrie @ poet in the pantry
9 March, 2013 at 4:52 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m about out of room for all my bundt pans, and I want more!
Stacy
8 March, 2013 at 12:12 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
That fairy cottage Bundt pan still looks very much like a sand caste, Carrie! I love your lime glaze pooling in the corners and I’ll bet the cake itself is divine baked with coconut milk. Coconut is one of my favorite flavors!
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Carrie @ poet in the pantry
9 March, 2013 at 4:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I would have gone stronger on the coconut flavor, but I have tendency to pick coconut and lime for everything tropical.
Thank you for your kind words!
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)
8 March, 2013 at 2:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I love citrus in desserts. Chocolate is nice, but a nice zesty lime cake is a good palate cleanser. And the cake mould you used is adorable!
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Kate | Food Babbles
8 March, 2013 at 7:44 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
This is lovely Carrie! I love the coconut lime components and that shape is perfect for this month!
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Carrie @ poet in the pantry
9 March, 2013 at 4:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Looks like a lot of us think coconut and lime when we think tropical.
Thank you!
Laura
9 March, 2013 at 12:52 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
LOVE this cake. Love all that lime–lime glazes are the best. Pinning!
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Carrie @ poet in the pantry
9 March, 2013 at 4:50 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thank you! Lime is pretty wonderful, isn’t it?!
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