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Easy Iced Lime Cake

Updated: 27th June 2025 · Published: 24th May 2018 

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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. 

Easy Iced Lime Cake with cut slice.

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!

Slice of Iced Lime Cake

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.

Square Easy Iced Lime Cake aerial shot.

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.

Easy Iced Lime Cake with slice on a plate.

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.

Easy Iced Lime Cake on a tray.

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 Ginger Avocado Cake with Lemon Drizzle - Fab Food 4 All
Easy Ginger & Avocado Cake
  • 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
Iced Lime cake with slice removed.

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Easy Iced Lime Cake with cut slice.
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Easy Iced Lime Cake

Easy Iced Lime Cake uses the all-in-one method making it so quick and easy to make. It's moist and delicious with a zing of lime.
Course Cake, Snack
Cuisine British
Prep Time 8 minutes minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes minutes
Total Time 43 minutes minutes
Servings 12 – 15
Author Camilla Hawkins

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.

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Comments

  1. Sally

    25/08/2020 at 10:45 am

    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!!”

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/08/2020 at 4:09 pm

      Great Sally, so glad you like the recipe and added your own touches:-)

      Reply
  2. Sarah

    13/07/2020 at 8:08 pm

    This cake is as delicious as I’d hoped it would be. I’ll definitely be making over and over again! X

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/07/2020 at 12:14 am

      Fabulous Sarah, so glad you enjoyed it:-)

      Reply
  3. Aarthi

    10/05/2020 at 11:28 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/05/2020 at 12:19 am

      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/

      Reply
      • Simone Reeves

        04/06/2020 at 8:30 am

        Can I use a loaf tin I don’t have a square tin thanks .

        Reply
        • Camilla

          04/06/2020 at 3:29 pm

          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.

          Reply
  4. Georgina

    08/03/2019 at 10:46 pm

    Absolutely lovely… and so easy! I did need go bake it for more like 60 mins before skewer came out clean though…

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/03/2019 at 11:13 pm

      So glad you liked it. 60 minutes does sound odd, maybe your oven’s thermostat is slightly out of sorts.

      Reply
  5. Jemma

    16/06/2018 at 7:40 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/06/2018 at 12:12 pm

      Thanks Jemma, it certainly is!

      Reply
  6. Candace

    04/06/2018 at 2:19 pm

    This cake looks amazing! You are reminding me how many of my posts need updated photography but where to find the time????

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/06/2018 at 3:31 pm

      Thank you Candace, yes it’s like painting the fourth bridge, it’s just never ending isn’t it:-)

      Reply
  7. Sarah Montgomery

    03/06/2018 at 11:06 pm

    Looks fantastic. I need this in my life!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/06/2018 at 11:51 pm

      Thanks Sarah, such an easy and delicious cake:-)

      Reply
  8. Dannii

    29/05/2018 at 6:49 pm

    I love lemon cake, but I have never had a lime cake. It sounds like a lovely light and fresh cake, perfect for summer.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/05/2018 at 9:48 pm

      Thanks! You need to try Lime Cake Danni, a nice change from lemon:-)

      Reply
  9. Kavita Favelle

    29/05/2018 at 11:15 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/05/2018 at 12:03 pm

      Thanks Kavey, it really is so delicious and so simple:-)

      Reply
  10. Jacqueline Meldrum

    28/05/2018 at 12:01 pm

    I love a citrus bake and this one looks so light and fluffy Camilla. Just gorgeous! Shared!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/05/2018 at 7:12 pm

      Thanks Jacs, yes citrus cakes are simply delicious:-)

      Reply
    • Fiona

      03/01/2020 at 8:21 pm

      I really want to make this cake. But is the oven temp for fan assistant ovens?

      Reply
      • Camilla

        03/01/2020 at 10:44 pm

        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!

        Reply
  11. Chris Hunt

    25/05/2018 at 3:49 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/05/2018 at 5:47 pm

      Fab Chris, so glad to hear you like it. It’s easy to forget about recipes I know!

      Reply
  12. Gill Bland

    25/05/2018 at 11:00 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/05/2018 at 5:49 pm

      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:-)

      Reply
  13. Bintu Hardy

    25/05/2018 at 9:47 am

    Lime is one of my fav treats so I am defo up for making this cake. Looks lush

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/05/2018 at 5:50 pm

      Thanks Bintu, limes are fab:-)

      Reply
  14. Helen at Casa Costello

    24/05/2018 at 9:31 pm

    Ooh isn’t this the most quintessentially English cake? So summery – perfect for Bank holiday weekends.Thanks so much for mentioning my Grapefruit Bundt.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/05/2018 at 12:34 am

      Aaw, thank you Helen. Your Bundt sounds wonderful too:-)

      Reply
  15. Kate

    24/05/2018 at 11:28 am

    This cake sounds so zesty, zingy and tasty! Perfect for eating in the garden with a glass of Pimms on a sunny afternoon. 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/05/2018 at 4:02 pm

      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:-)

      Reply
  16. Nickki

    24/05/2018 at 9:57 am

    This looks so delicious Camilla! I love lime in cakes so I must try it. Thank you for including my blood orange cake

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/05/2018 at 4:01 pm

      Thanks Nickki, I’d love to try your cake too, just never see blood oranges for sale which I love!

      Reply
  17. Kavita Favelle

    24/05/2018 at 7:20 am

    Utterly love citrus in cakes, looks so good!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/05/2018 at 4:00 pm

      Thank you Kavey, me too:-)

      Reply
  18. Georgia

    07/08/2017 at 11:35 am

    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?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/08/2017 at 3:44 pm

      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.

      Reply
  19. Jacqueline Roberts

    13/08/2015 at 10:16 am

    Love lime cake yum

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/08/2015 at 9:48 pm

      It is lovely:-)

      Reply
  20. Helen at Casa Costello

    11/06/2015 at 11:34 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/06/2015 at 11:56 pm

      Thanks Helen, I really should make it more often as it’s so easy. Will be over in the morning:-)

      Reply
  21. Jane McColl

    29/04/2015 at 8:20 am

    so simple and so tasy!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/04/2015 at 8:29 am

      Thanks, it really is:-)

      Reply
  22. Christine Lockley

    28/04/2015 at 7:37 pm

    Fab recipe, thanks for sharing x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/04/2015 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks Christine:-)

      Reply
  23. Anne Dalzell

    08/11/2014 at 9:18 pm

    ooh this looks so tangy and light and delicious.

    Reply
  24. Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla

    08/11/2014 at 12:04 am

    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 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/11/2014 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks Margot it’s so nice and a twist on the usual lemon cake:-)

      Reply
  25. Paul Wilson

    18/09/2014 at 4:12 am

    My gran used to make something very similar – delicious.

    Reply
  26. Ursula Hunt

    03/09/2014 at 9:32 am

    great recipe

    Reply
  27. Geoff Clark

    20/07/2014 at 1:47 pm

    can’t beat a tangy cake and I must admit having the word “easy” in the title was an attraction

    Reply
  28. bev

    03/07/2014 at 12:15 pm

    Looks delicious – never thought of using lime in a cake before.

    Reply
  29. Ursula Hunt

    25/06/2014 at 11:24 am

    love cakes with lime in, this looks great

    Reply
    • Camilla

      25/06/2014 at 12:56 pm

      Thanks it does make a nice change:-)

      Reply
  30. Sisley White

    16/06/2014 at 5:21 pm

    I love limes! I love cake! This is heaven.
    I will be making it this week hopefully 🙂 x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/06/2014 at 10:59 pm

      Hope you like it:-)

      Reply
  31. Jennifer Rhymer

    23/05/2014 at 7:56 pm

    Oh I love lime, this looks delicious. The cake and the icing look like they have been made perfectly. Must give it a try 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      23/05/2014 at 11:02 pm

      Thank you:)

      Reply
  32. Marcia Howard

    16/05/2014 at 2:11 am

    Oh my, this looks delicious. Limes are one of my favorite things. Can I use a bundt pan?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/05/2014 at 1:59 pm

      I’ve never owned a Bundt pan so wouldn’t like to say!

      Reply
  33. Carolyn Clapham

    13/05/2014 at 9:51 am

    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!.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/05/2014 at 2:18 pm

      Perfect:-)

      Reply
  34. Rachel O'neill

    07/04/2014 at 9:29 am

    ohhhh I was looking for a lime cake recipe, how fabab

    Reply
  35. Heather Haigh

    05/03/2014 at 8:15 am

    I love lemon cake but reckon this will make a lovely change.

    Reply
  36. Tracy Nixon

    24/02/2014 at 10:58 am

    This is delicious and a nice change to lemon!

    Reply
  37. gipsipink

    19/02/2014 at 9:00 am

    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..

    Reply
  38. Maya Russell

    16/02/2014 at 7:52 am

    I love citrus cakes. Great review! I’ll be making this soon.

    Reply
  39. chris hunt

    14/02/2014 at 6:40 am

    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

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/02/2014 at 11:52 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it and your photo on Twitter looked great:-)

      Reply
      • chris hunt

        24/02/2014 at 7:03 am

        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

        Reply
        • Camilla

          24/02/2014 at 7:50 am

          Excellent, really glad you’re enjoying it:-)

          Reply
  40. Herbert Appleby

    10/01/2014 at 12:56 am

    one of my childhood favorites mm mmmm

    Reply
  41. helsbells

    09/01/2014 at 8:12 pm

    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!

    Reply
  42. Tracy Nixon

    09/01/2014 at 10:43 am

    This sounds lovely – I tend to always go for lemon cake so might try lime for a change!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/01/2014 at 1:44 pm

      It does make a nice change:-)

      Reply
  43. Anne Wallwin

    27/11/2013 at 4:23 pm

    love it – ideal for when the mother in law is visiting.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/11/2013 at 4:45 pm

      Yep, you can put it together in no time:-)

      Reply
  44. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    22/11/2013 at 9:41 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/11/2013 at 10:08 pm

      Thanks Danielle:-) No I hadn’t had one either until recently and really wanted to make my own so jumped at this recipe!

      Reply
  45. Deena Kakaya

    22/11/2013 at 3:26 pm

    Oh Camilla, lovely. Did I tell you how much I love zesty cakes xx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/11/2013 at 3:43 pm

      Thanks Deena, no, but now I know:-)

      Reply
  46. Javelin Warrior

    21/11/2013 at 8:32 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/11/2013 at 9:20 am

      Thanks Mark. I know you so well now I don’t even need to see your name to recognise your lovely comments:-)

      Reply
  47. Angela @ My Golden Pear

    21/11/2013 at 6:40 pm

    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 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/11/2013 at 9:21 am

      Aah thanks Angela, I’m sure you could spare them a couple of slices LOL:-)

      Reply
  48. Sarah, Maison Cupcake

    21/11/2013 at 5:49 pm

    Looks lovely, I love lime rather than lemon occcasionally!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/11/2013 at 9:25 am

      Thanks Sarah, I ‘d only tried Lime Cake for the first time recently so had a hankering for it:-)

      Reply
  49. angela - Garden Tea Cakes and Me

    21/11/2013 at 4:03 pm

    Love citrus cakes, so tangy and refreshing. I’ll have a large slice with a cuppa please 🙂

    Angela

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/11/2013 at 4:45 pm

      Thank you Angela, yes I love citrus cakes too, it’s a nice contrast to the sweetness:-)

      Reply
  50. Vanesther - Bangers & Mash

    21/11/2013 at 12:40 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/11/2013 at 4:48 pm

      Thanks Vanesther, it’s nice that there’s some fruit in there too:-)

      Reply

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