Easy Iced Lime Cake uses the all-in-one method for a super simple cake with a gorgeous lime icing with a wonderful zing. This traybake is so delicious, you’ll be making it again and again.
Today I’m updating my Easy Iced Lime Cake or traybake (as some might call it) with better photographs!
I was reminded of this recipe recently when a fellow blogger said she’d Googled Easy Lime Cake and up had popped my recipe which she was going to make!
My immediate thought was “gosh those photographs need updating”! So yesterday I got baking and made my daughter and hubby very happy as I’ve been on a health kick lately so haven’t been buying or making any cakes or biscuits!
I’ll leave you to read the original post or you could just skip down to the bottom to see the recipe.
Routing through my mother’s recipe folder (I’ve scanned the whole thing onto my computer) I came across a recipe for Easy Iced Lime Cake.
On speaking to my mother she had no recollection of where this hand written recipe came from and it wasn’t any handwriting I recognised!
Well I’d just bought a bag of limes so felt compelled to make the recipe and I can say it was quick, simple and a big hit with the family.
I did adjust the recipe slightly as it called for the juice of 2 whole limes in the icing when 1 to 1.5 worked better.
Hence my icing was a tad runny so learn from my mistake and add the juice gradually to get a good consistency.
I’ll definitely be making this Easy Iced Lime Cake regularly as the lime was such a refreshing change from lemon and the cake vanished within a couple of days!
As this lime cake is so easy to make it’s perfect for kids to bake.
More Citrus Cake Recipes
If I’ve whet your appetite for citrus cakes then do check out the following recipes from myself and fellow food bloggers:
- Easy Chocolate Orange Cake
- Easy Lemon Curd Muffins
- Lemon Lavender Bundt Cake
- Lemon & Grapefruit Drizzle Bundt Cake
- Daiquiri Cocktail Bundt Cake
- Lemon & Blueberry Layer Cake
- Lemon, Lavender & Almond Cake – gluten free
- Lemon & Elderflower Drizzle Muffins
- Little Orange & Lime Cakes
- Candied Nut & Orange Cake
- Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
- Lemon & Cucumber Cake with Gin Icing
- Easy Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle
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Easy Iced Lime Cake
Ingredients
- 170 g / 6 oz Buttery spread or softened butter
- 170 g / 6 oz Caster sugar
- 225 g / 8 oz Self raising flour
- 1 ½ tsp Baking powder
- 3 Large eggs
- 3 tbsp Milk
- Grated zest of 2 limes
- For the icing:
- Juice of 1 – 1.5 limes approx
- 225 g / 8 oz Icing Sugar
- Optional Decoration:
- Lime zest
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
- Grease and line a 23cm / 9 inch square tin.
- Place all the cake ingredients into a mixer or use a hand mixer and mix until well combined.
- Tip into the tin and spread out to the edges and level with a palette knife.
- Bake for about 35 minutes until springs back to touch or an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a rack to cool.
- Make the icing by mixing in enough of the lime juice to make a pourable but not too runny icing (or it will run off the cake).
- Pour onto the cake and allow to spread.
- If you have any more limes you could decorate with some zest.
Sally
Deliciously moist cake thanks for the recipe. I reduced the sugar to 100g and added 2 large spoons of lime marmalade. It made 24 squares of mouthwatering “yummyness!!”
Camilla
Great Sally, so glad you like the recipe and added your own touches:-)
Sarah
This cake is as delicious as I’d hoped it would be. I’ll definitely be making over and over again! X
Camilla
Fabulous Sarah, so glad you enjoyed it:-)
Aarthi
This went down a treat, thank you!
It was very slightly crumblier than a regular cake, not that anything went waste anyway.
Is there any way to up the tang? Family loved it, personally I’d like more sharpness.
Easy cake, definitely making this again!
Camilla
Hi Aarthi, perhaps your oven runs hotter than mine, this shouldn’t be a crumbly cake at all. Maybe knock a couple of minutes off and test with a skewer next time. More sharpness, maybe add more lime juice to the icing or ditch the icing and mix lime juice with sugar so it seeps in more. See my Chocolate Orange Cake for what I mean! https://www.fabfood4all.co.uk/easy-chocolate-orange-cake/
Simone Reeves
Can I use a loaf tin I don’t have a square tin thanks .
Camilla
It wouldn’t be as good as you wouldn’t get the correct lime icing to cake ration, you’d have more cake and not enough icing, plus I don’t know what size of loaf tin you’d need. I’d say a round tin would be a better swap. I’m sure there are websites that tell you what size tins equate to others or the changes in cooking times needed.
Georgina
Absolutely lovely… and so easy! I did need go bake it for more like 60 mins before skewer came out clean though…
Camilla
So glad you liked it. 60 minutes does sound odd, maybe your oven’s thermostat is slightly out of sorts.
Jemma
I do love a zesty sponge cake and lime is a lovely alternative to lemon. I bet this is great with a huge mug of tea.
Camilla
Thanks Jemma, it certainly is!
Candace
This cake looks amazing! You are reminding me how many of my posts need updated photography but where to find the time????
Camilla
Thank you Candace, yes it’s like painting the fourth bridge, it’s just never ending isn’t it:-)
Sarah Montgomery
Looks fantastic. I need this in my life!
Camilla
Thanks Sarah, such an easy and delicious cake:-)
Dannii
I love lemon cake, but I have never had a lime cake. It sounds like a lovely light and fresh cake, perfect for summer.
Camilla
Thanks! You need to try Lime Cake Danni, a nice change from lemon:-)
Kavita Favelle
I adore citrus in cakes, and lime is a favourite, so this is definitely a cake I’d really love. Looks very straightforward to make too!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey, it really is so delicious and so simple:-)
Jacqueline Meldrum
I love a citrus bake and this one looks so light and fluffy Camilla. Just gorgeous! Shared!
Camilla
Thanks Jacs, yes citrus cakes are simply delicious:-)
Fiona
I really want to make this cake. But is the oven temp for fan assistant ovens?
Camilla
Hi Fiona, no all my oven temperatures are for conventional ovens. That said I have a fan oven but everything comes out half raw if I use the fan temperature suggested in recipes or on packs of frozen food!
Chris Hunt
I love this cake. I have made it several times. It is so easy. Thanks for reminding me about it again. I have just finished baking it once more. xx
Camilla
Fab Chris, so glad to hear you like it. It’s easy to forget about recipes I know!
Gill Bland
Perfect timing! Was just after an all in one recipe that I could make super fast while the small boy naps. Job done! I chopped up dates to put in the mix and topped with salted caramel icing made with the Sugar and Crumbs icing sugar. I reckon the lime version would be more to my taste but the boys like their toffee/ caramel!
Camilla
Small boy, I appear to have missed this piece of news somewhere along the way – a belated congratulation Gill. So glad my recipe came to your rescue, your version sounds fab too:-)
Bintu Hardy
Lime is one of my fav treats so I am defo up for making this cake. Looks lush
Camilla
Thanks Bintu, limes are fab:-)
Helen at Casa Costello
Ooh isn’t this the most quintessentially English cake? So summery – perfect for Bank holiday weekends.Thanks so much for mentioning my Grapefruit Bundt.
Camilla
Aaw, thank you Helen. Your Bundt sounds wonderful too:-)
Kate
This cake sounds so zesty, zingy and tasty! Perfect for eating in the garden with a glass of Pimms on a sunny afternoon. 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Kate, the Pimm’s sounds like a splendid idea. I might have to recover from my Royal Wedding Street Party over indulgence on that front first thought LOL:-)
Nickki
This looks so delicious Camilla! I love lime in cakes so I must try it. Thank you for including my blood orange cake
Camilla
Thanks Nickki, I’d love to try your cake too, just never see blood oranges for sale which I love!
Kavita Favelle
Utterly love citrus in cakes, looks so good!
Camilla
Thank you Kavey, me too:-)
Georgia
I think I’ll make this for my papa this evening, do you reckon it would be okay to add the juice of a lime to the cake mixture too?
Camilla
I wouldn’t do that as I have never seen citrus added to a cake mix, you really get a refreshing zing by adding the lime juice to the icing which soaks into the cake so no need anyway.
Jacqueline Roberts
Love lime cake yum
Camilla
It is lovely:-)
Helen at Casa Costello
Really useful recipe for an everyday cake – Would disappear in seconds in this house. Thanks for offering your link – This recipe is featured in this week’s Bake of the Week Lime Roundup x
Camilla
Thanks Helen, I really should make it more often as it’s so easy. Will be over in the morning:-)
Jane McColl
so simple and so tasy!
Camilla
Thanks, it really is:-)
Christine Lockley
Fab recipe, thanks for sharing x
Camilla
Thanks Christine:-)
Anne Dalzell
ooh this looks so tangy and light and delicious.
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
This is recipe I must definitely try out, my husband loves limes and always talk about simple lime cake his granny used to make… I think this is it! Thanks 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Margot it’s so nice and a twist on the usual lemon cake:-)
Paul Wilson
My gran used to make something very similar – delicious.
Ursula Hunt
great recipe
Geoff Clark
can’t beat a tangy cake and I must admit having the word “easy” in the title was an attraction
bev
Looks delicious – never thought of using lime in a cake before.
Ursula Hunt
love cakes with lime in, this looks great
Camilla
Thanks it does make a nice change:-)
Sisley White
I love limes! I love cake! This is heaven.
I will be making it this week hopefully 🙂 x
Camilla
Hope you like it:-)
Jennifer Rhymer
Oh I love lime, this looks delicious. The cake and the icing look like they have been made perfectly. Must give it a try 🙂
Camilla
Thank you:)
Marcia Howard
Oh my, this looks delicious. Limes are one of my favorite things. Can I use a bundt pan?
Camilla
I’ve never owned a Bundt pan so wouldn’t like to say!
Carolyn Clapham
I have lots of limes still sitting in the freezer, waiting to be used, so this is a very tempting recipe. Better wait till the little people are here though, so I don’t scoff the lot myself!.
Camilla
Perfect:-)
Rachel O'neill
ohhhh I was looking for a lime cake recipe, how fabab
Heather Haigh
I love lemon cake but reckon this will make a lovely change.
Tracy Nixon
This is delicious and a nice change to lemon!
gipsipink
Lemon & Limes Are So Refreshing. I use it on most of my foods. Roast potatoes. & on Feta & Fried Eggs. & Love Egg & Lemon Soup. & lots of things & i very particial to a slice of cake with a lovely cup of tea.. & Lime in a Cake Is One i HAVE NOT tried. :-).. Ive tried Lemon so i will be making this with my daughter fawn.. Definatley..My neighbours love my bakes.. #ShareTheLove Of Good Food..
Maya Russell
I love citrus cakes. Great review! I’ll be making this soon.
chris hunt
I made this cake yesterday and it was a great success. I made a tiny adjustment by putting lime juice with half the milk and was very careful with adding the lime juice to the icing. I had to cook it for at least 20 minutes longer than the recipe, but that may be my oven. I also cooked it in a round tin as I have not got a square one (note to self- buy one).
It tasted divine and is the best cake I have ever made. Thanks very much.xxx
Camilla
So glad you enjoyed it and your photo on Twitter looked great:-)
chris hunt
Hi Camilla, I made this cake again yesterday, in case the first one was a fluke. It turned out even better than the first one so this is going to be my signature cake. It did take 20 minutes longer in the oven again. I gave it quite a long mix in the food processor and it seemed to make it lighter than ever. I am no Mary Berry so this is a lovely one for me to use. Thanks again. XX
Camilla
Excellent, really glad you’re enjoying it:-)
Herbert Appleby
one of my childhood favorites mm mmmm
helsbells
I love the sound of this – I prefer limes plus I haven’t done one with icing sugar, a sticky sweet and sour treat that I will make SOON!
Tracy Nixon
This sounds lovely – I tend to always go for lemon cake so might try lime for a change!
Camilla
It does make a nice change:-)
Anne Wallwin
love it – ideal for when the mother in law is visiting.
Camilla
Yep, you can put it together in no time:-)
DANIELLE VEDMORE
Ooooh looks yum. Never had a lime one before – just the usual orange or lemon. Never even thought of doing a lime one! Thanks for yet more inspiration!
Camilla
Thanks Danielle:-) No I hadn’t had one either until recently and really wanted to make my own so jumped at this recipe!
Deena Kakaya
Oh Camilla, lovely. Did I tell you how much I love zesty cakes xx
Camilla
Thanks Deena, no, but now I know:-)
Javelin Warrior
What a wonderful cake, Camilla! I love lime and it sounds so good in a cake like this. And the crumb looks so moist and marvelous – this wouldn’t last long around me!
Camilla
Thanks Mark. I know you so well now I don’t even need to see your name to recognise your lovely comments:-)
Angela @ My Golden Pear
Wow – the cake looks so moist. I’m not sure my kids would get any of this – might just keep it for my mid morning snack 🙂
Camilla
Aah thanks Angela, I’m sure you could spare them a couple of slices LOL:-)
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
Looks lovely, I love lime rather than lemon occcasionally!
Camilla
Thanks Sarah, I ‘d only tried Lime Cake for the first time recently so had a hankering for it:-)
angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me
Love citrus cakes, so tangy and refreshing. I’ll have a large slice with a cuppa please 🙂
Angela
Camilla
Thank you Angela, yes I love citrus cakes too, it’s a nice contrast to the sweetness:-)
Vanesther - Bangers & Mash
My girls love cakes like this on their hot school dinners days, so they’ve be absolutely overjoyed to find one in their lunch on packed lunch days! What a lovely idea. A fabulous entry for this month’s Family Foodies challenge – thanks Camilla.
Camilla
Thanks Vanesther, it’s nice that there’s some fruit in there too:-)