Cake
3 cups plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly zested lime rind
1/4 cup gin
1/4 cup tonic
juice of 1 lime
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Gas 5.
In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed until creamy. Add in sugar and beat on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes, scraping down the bowl if needed. Add in each egg one at a time, beating until fully incorporated before adding the next. Add in lime zest and juice mix.
With the mixer on low speed, add in half of the dry ingredients. Add in gin, and tonic mixing until combined and scraping the bowl if necessary. Add remaining flour and beat until just combined. Pour into a greased 9×13 baking dish, and bake for 35-40 minutes, until top is golden and center is set. Remove cake from over and immediately poke holes over top with a toothpick or fork. Pour gin glaze over then, then let cake cool completely. While cake is cooling, mix up icing and once cooled frost.
Gin Glaze
1/2 cup sugar
4 tablespoons gin
juice of 1 lime
Mix ingredients together until a glaze forms, then pour over cake immediately while it is still warm. Add more gin if desired.
Gin Icing
2 cups icing sugar
2-3 tablespoons gin
Mix ingredients together until a very thick but spreadable icing forms. Once cake has completely cooled, spread a thin layer of icing all over the cake.
Recipe courtesy of howsweeteats.com
