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Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake

I love Bundt Pans. Their detailed and versatile shape, moulds cakes into edible replicas of the pan. Of course, if you are still at the beginners stage of cake decorating, the finished cake needs no more than a dusting of icing sugar. Since I have baked more than a few Bundt cakes, I have become more adventurous with how they are decorated. This Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake is glazed carefully with a thick icing and finished with sprinkles.

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Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake perfect with lemon tea.

Bundt pans are available in all shapes and sizes. From small bundtlettes such as Mini Lemon Drizzzle Bundt Cakes to larger sized pans, such as Heart Engagement Bundt Cake. While solid pans are available, Bundts are generally recognised by the hole in the centre. Here in the U.K Nordic Ware own the copyright to name Bundt tin/pan. Therefore only cake’s baked in one of their pans can accurately and legally be called a Bundt cake.

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Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake the icing emphasises the detail of the cake.

For this cake one whole lemon and lime are used in the recipe. The fragrant zest adds flavour and balance to the gin baked in the cake. While thick, white icing, made using the juice of the zested fruits, provides a sharp, citrus tang. Finally, green and yellow sprinkles hint at the cake’s flavour.

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Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake the perfect flavour combination.

Tiger Gin has underlying orange citrus notes. Incorporating this with the lemon and lime gives this cake a unique citrus flavour. Yet it is the botanicals added in the process of making this gin that really linger on the palette.

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Elegant Heart Bundt Pan

Recipe: Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake serves 10-12

200g/7oz Unsalted Butter at room temperature

200g/7oz Caster Sugar

1/4tsp Salt

30mls/2tbsp Gin plus extra for icing – I use Tiger Gin

5 Large Free Range Eggs

100g/4oz Natural Plain Yoghurt

1tsp Vanilla Extract – I use Nielsen-Massey

250g/5.5oz Plain White Flour

2tsp Baking Powder

1 Lemon – scrubbed

1 Lime – scrubbed

400g/14oz Icing Sugar

Sprinkles in coordinated colours

Method: Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan, gas mark 3

If new, wash the Bundt Pan in hot soapy water. Do not use anything abrasive to clean it. Dry and prior to use spray with cake release. I use Wilton. ensuring the inside is completely covered.

  • Into a large bowl add the butter, sugar and salt. Whisk until pale and creamy.
  • Now add the eggs, yoghurt, gin and vanilla extract – wet ingredients.
  • On top of the wet ingredients sieve the flour and then baking powder.
  • Zest both the lime and lemon. Place the zest into the bowl.
  • This cake uses the all-in-one method. Whisk slowly until all the ingredients are just combined. Give the mixture a final mix with a spoon before carefully pouring into the prepared Bundt Pan.
  • Place the Bundt into the centre of the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes.
  • The cake is baked when it is golden and coming away from the sides of the pan. Also an inserted skewer will come out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
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Preparing the cake batter, filling and baking the Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake.
  • After 10 minutes cooling in the tin, turn the cake out on to a cooling rack.
  • Leave the cake to cool completely before decorating.
  • While the cake is cooling prepare the icing.
  • Sift the icing sugar into a medium sized bowl.
  • Next, if using gin in the icing add one tablespoon at first. Now add the juice of both the lemon and lime until it reaches a very thick, yet still drops from the spoon, consistency.
  • As soon as the cake is cooled it can be decorated.
  • Place the cooling rack over, with the cake on it, a larger baking tray. This will catch the drips from the icing.
  • Spoon the icing over the top of the cake, encouraging it to drip down the sides of the cake.
  • Continue to add icing in this way until each of the dips, in the heart pattern, have icing dripped on them.
  • Take care to completely cover the inside of the heart indentation at the top and the outside of the heart point at the bottom – see photos.
  • Carefully place sprinkles across the top of the heart. Again use the photograph for guidance.
  • Allow the cake to set for 5 minutes.
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Step by step photos showing how to decorate the cake.
  • Gently run a palette knife under the cake, separating any icing that may be stuck to both cake and rack.
  • Transfer the cake to a suitable plate or cake stand and leave to fully set.
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Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake set and ready to serve.

Served sliced with a delicious cup of lemon tea and of course a smile!

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A tasty, tangy slice of Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake.
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Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake eat with your eyes first!

This cake will keep for up to four days in an airtight container. The cake was made the evening prior to icing and stored wrapped in baking parchment. In my opinion the cake is better the day after it is made.

If you have enjoyed this recipe for Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake, then you may also like these:

Maple Syrup Iced Coffee Bundt Cake

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Maple Syrup Iced Coffee Bundt Cake

Chocolate Sunflower Bundt Cake

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Chocolate Sunflower Bundt Cake

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

Lemon Lime Gin Heart Bundt Cake
Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

Baking is fun. Especially when you gain a little experience and confidence. Mixing flavours, experimenting with different cake tins and Bundt Pans. Creating a feast that will surprise people. Making friends, family and neighbours smile. Almost half of this cake has now gone. Slices sent on paper plates, with a pretty napkin, to unsuspecting, yet thoroughly grateful neighbours, this afternoon.

Sharing is so important at Feasting headquarters. Indeed we all believe that food tastes better when it is shared.

Sammie xx

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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake

If you love cake, especially the fruity citrus types, then you must try this Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake. A light, slightly tingly-on-the-tongue cake treat that is perfect for sharing!

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Swirl Lime Drizle Cake utterly beautiful and equally delicious.

This cake is so pretty, I really cannot stop looking at. Light sponge, flavoured with the juice and zest of fresh limes, draped in a tangy lime glaze and finished with sugar flowers.

When Is A Cake Pan A Bundt Pan?

I adore Bundt pans. Their beautifully detailed moulding creates a beautiful cake without the need for excessive decoration. I have the Heritage Bundt pan from Nordic Ware, which is very similar to this swirl silicone cake mould.

Nordic Ware own the trademark name ‘Bundt’ in this country. So although this beautiful Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake may look similar to a traditional Bundt pan, technically it cannot be called a Bundt cake.

The name of this creation – Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake – accurately describes exactly what this cake it. Yet only a bite can really covey the tongue tingling, luscious lime flavours, locked within it’s beauty.

Alternatively, this cake can be bake in a greased and lined 2lb loaf pan. Baking times may vary.

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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake full of zesty citrus flavour.

Citrus Flavours

Although Lemon Drizzle Cake is one of my favourite cakes, I have fallen in love with the lime flavour in this swirl cake. In contrast to the sharp, tangy lemon this Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake delivers a great, fresh, citrus flavour, that is softer on the palette. Lime has a rounder, less sharp flavour than lemon with added floral notes to it. Resulting in each bite of cake being gently filled with luscious flavour.

Because fresh lime juice is added to the drizzle glaze your tastebuds are immediately awakened on biting into a slice of this cake. And then golden, buttery sponge with a hint of lime and visible flecks of lime zest throughout the cake, give a pleasant rounded cake flavour.

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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake the silicone mould creates the beautiful shape.

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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake baked with the mould from Bake Box 1.

Recipe: Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake serves 8

225g/8oz Caster Sugar – plus 2tbsp butter for greasing the mould

225g/8oz Unsalted Butter – at room temperature

5 Large Free Range Eggs

225g/8oz Plain White Flour- sifted

2tsp Baking Powder

1/4tsp Sea Salt – I use Maldon

2 Fresh Limes

250g Icing Sugar

Optional – sugar flowers and coloured sprinkles

Method: Preheat the oven to 160C/140C fan oven, gas mark 3, 325F.

Preparing The Silicone Mould And Making The Cake Batter

  • First of all, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Brush the inside of the mould with butter, ensuring every part of the cake mould is buttered. Set to one side.
  • Place the sugar, butter and salt into a large bowl and whisk/beat until pale and creamy.
  • Add 1/3 of the sifted flour and 2 eggs. Whisk/beat until just combined.
  • Repeat the last step.
  • Sift the last of the flour and baking powder into the bowl. Add the last egg, the finely grated zest of 2 limes and the juice of half a lime.
  • Mix gently until everything just combines.
  • Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake mould and fill no more than two thirds full.
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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake ready for the oven.

Baking The Swirl Cake

  • Place the filled cake mould on to a baking tray and place in the middle of a preheated oven
  • Bake for an hour. The cake is baked when an inserted skewer comes out clean.
  • As soon as the cake is baked remove from the oven.
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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake a beautiful even bake.
  • Allow the cake to cool until just warm, in the silicone cake mould.
  • When just warm carefully turn the cake out onto a cooling rack.
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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake the mould gives the cake such a beautiful pattern.

Preparing The Lime Drizzle And Decorating The Cake

  • Sift 250g of plain icing sugar into a bowl.
  • Add enough lime juice, squeezed from the zested limes, to produce a thick, yet just dripping, paste.
  • Ensure you have a clean baking tray under the cooling rack.
  • Carefully spoon over the lime drizzle, scooping drizzle from the tray underneath by sliding the cooling rack along, until the entire cake is completely covered in lime drizzle icing.
  • Add little sugar flowers and/or sprinkles, whilst the icing is still tacky.
  • Set aside to allow the icing to set.
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Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake sure to impress everyone as it tastes as good as it looks!

Perfect for afternoon tea, or a celebration. This Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake certainly stands out, both for its swirl shape and delightful soft, lime flavour.

Because of the slightly softer flavour that lime has, it works beautifully in this cake. A beautiful Spring cake that can be eaten throughout the year. And the only rule is, this cake must be shared. Since it is too good to keep it all to yourself!

If you have enjoyed this Swirl Lime Drizzle Cake here are some other recipes you may like to try:

Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

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Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake

Mini Lemon Drizzle Bundt Cakes

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Mini Lemon Drizzle Bundt Cakes

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

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Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

I hope that you’ll agree, Bundt style cake moulds and genuine Bundt Pans really do produce beautifully patterend cakes, without any extra work from the baker.

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So, whatever you are making and baking in your kitchens, be sure to have lots of fun and create a feast worth sharing, As food always tastes better when it is shared.

Sammie xx

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