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A gluten-free poppyseed cake that is easy to make, light and airy and perfectly limey.

Gluten-Free Lime And Poppyseed Cake

This gluten-free lime and poppyseed cake is tangy, is dotted with poppyseeds, is moist and fluffy and is topped with a simple whipped icing.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9

Ingredients
  

Lime Syrup

Icing

  • ⅔ cup whipping cream
  • 2 Tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 Tbsp lime zest

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a square baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl add the butter and sweetener and beat well.
  • Add the eggs and beat well. Scraping sides of bowl to incorporate all.
  • Add the sour cream and mix again.
  • Add the baking powder, gluten-free flour, lime zest and poppyseeds and mix on medium speed until you have a smooth batter.
  • Pour into lined baking pan and bake for 40 minutes.
  • In a small saucepan add the syrup ingredients and heat on medium. Cook until sugar dissolves stirring all the time. Turn heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Use a spoon to drizzle lime syrup over the cake.
  • Cool cake before adding icing.
  • To make the icing add the whipping cream to a bowl and beat well. Add icing sugar and lime zest and beat until thick. Spread all over the cake and enjoy!
Keyword baking, cake, gluten-free, lime, poppyseed, poppyseed cake, wheat-free
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