Coconut-Lime Berry Cake

By OralW

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking dish
• 1 3/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for baking dish
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup packed sweetened shredded coconut
• 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest, plus 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 cups mixed berries, such a raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries (about 1 pound)
• 3 tablespoons amber rum or orange juice

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9x13" baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, salt, coconut. In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 cup sugar on high, scraping down bowl as needed, until light and fluffy, 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions buttermilk, and beat until combined. Stir in lime zest and juice. Pour batter into dish. Smooth top with a small offset or rubber spatula.


2. In a medium bowl, toss together 1 tablespoon flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, berries, and rum. Scatter berry mixture over batter. Bake until cake is golden at edges and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes before slicing. Serve ward or at room temperature. (Refrigerate cooled cake, wrapped tightly in plastic, up to 5 days.)