KEY LIME LOAF

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup macadamia or almond flour
• ¼ cup rice flour or tapioca flour
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups soy milk or other non-dairy milk
• ½ cup coconut oil or vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
• 2 tablespoons lime zest

For the frosting

• ½ cup coconut cream
• ½ cup vegan cream cheese
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a bread pan with non-stick spray and parchment paper.
2. Sift the all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl, along with the macadamia flour and the rice flour, and add the granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt and whisk together.
3. Add soy milk, coconut oil, vinegar, lime juice, and lime zest and mix into a batter. Don’t over-mix.
4. Pour the batter into a bread tin and bake for 38-40 minutes until brown on top and cooked through.
5. Let the loaf cool for a few minutes and then transfer it to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
6. For the frosting, cream together or blend the ingredients until smooth.
7. When your cake has cooled completely, spread on the frosting.
8. Slice and serve.