Lime & mango loaf cake

Name: Lime & mango loaf cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 175 g softened unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 175 g caster sugar; 2 unwaxed limes, finely grated zest; 3 Waitrose British Blacktail Free Range Eggs large; 175 g Waitrose Superfine Self Raising Flour; 1 tbsp milk

Chetna Makan's sponge is light and fluffy and sings of sunny days with its notes of citrus.

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Vegetarian

Serves10
CourseCake
Prepare20 mins
Cook50 mins
Total time1 hr 10 mins
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For the cake

175g softened unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
175g caster sugar
2 unwaxed limes, finely grated zest
3 Waitrose British Blacktail Free Range Eggs large
175g Waitrose Superfine Self Raising Flour
1 tbsp milk

For the syrup

2 unwaxed limes
50g caster sugar

For the topping

300ml Essential Double Cream
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 ripe mango, peeled, stoned and cut into thin wedges

Preheat the oven to 180ºC, gas mark 4. Grease a 900g loaf tin, then line it with baking parchment. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar with the lime zest for 2 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
Add the rest of the cake ingredients and beat until smooth and well combined. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes, until risen and golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, make the syrup. In a small pan, combine the lime juice, sugar and 50ml water. Bring to a boil, then take off the heat once the sugar has dissolved.
Once baked, set the cake aside on a rack to cool slightly, then make a few holes in it with a skewer while in the tin. Pour the syrup on top and leave to cool completely.
Place the cake on a serving plate. Put the cream and sugar in a large bowl, then whip to form soft peaks. Crush ½ the mango (a jug and handheld blender works well) and fold through the cream. Spread ½ the cream on the cake, arrange the remaining mango on top and serve, with the remaining cream on the side.

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