• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Domestic Gothess logo

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
    • Biscuits/Cookies
    • Bread, Buns and Yeasted Bakes
    • Cakes
    • Cupcakes
    • Ice Cream and Sorbet
    • Jams, Chutneys and Preserves
    • Brownies & Bars
    • Desserts and Patisserie
    • Savoury
    • Breakfast
    • Drinks
    • Confectionary
  • Contact
  • Work With Me
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
You are here: Home / Recipes / Baking / Mini Lime Yoghurt Loaf Cakes

Mini Lime Yoghurt Loaf Cakes

April 17, 2015 by hannahhossack 39 Comments

Jump to Recipe -

mini lime yoghurt loaf cakesI find something very appealing about small, individually portioned baked goods; they are more delicate and dainty than full sized versions, and easier to serve. Not that I take the individually portioned bit seriously…if anything,their small size makes it easier to scoff down more than I would if I were eating a slice from a single, large cake… Especially when they are as light, moist, and fresh tasting as these little loaves are.

mini lime and yoghurt loaf cakesThe reason they are so light and moist is because I used greek yoghurt (I used Total) and ground almonds in the batter, both of which are excellent at providing moisture in baking. The freshness comes from limes – there is grated zest in the batter and sprinkled on top of the icing, and I brushed the cakes with a lime sugar syrup when they came out of the oven, which gives a burst of tangy flavour and also adds to the moistness. The icing is a very simple mixture of greek yoghurt and icing sugar, it is entirely optional, as these little cakes are also delicious left plain or sprinkled with a little sugared lime zest (don’t skip the lime syrup though), but it does look very appealing drizzled over the top. You could also replace the yoghurt in the icing with coconut milk, which would give the cakes a fantastic tropical flavour.

mini lime, yoghurt almond loaf cakesYou will need a mini loaf pan with 8 cavities to make these, something along the lines of this one. Make sure that you grease each section well and line each one with a strip of greaseproof paper that comes above the top of the tin – these cakes are prone to sticking and the paper makes it easy to lift them out. If you don’t have a mini loaf pan you can always bake them in a muffin tin lined with paper cases.

mini lime, yoghurt and almond loaf cakes

mini lime yoghurt loaf cakes
Print

Mini Lime Yoghurt Loaf Cakes

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 -8
Author Domestic Gothess

Ingredients

Cakes

  • 2 medium eggs
  • 125 g (2/3 cup) caster (superfine) sugar
  • finely grated zest of 2 limes
  • 65 g (1/2 cup + 1 scant tbsp) plain flour
  • 65 g (1/2 cup + 1 scant tbsp) ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 65 g (1/4 cup + 1 tsp) butter, melted
  • 65 g (1/4 cup) greek yoghurt

Syrup

  • juice of 1 lime
  • 45 g (scant 1/4 cup) granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp water

Icing

  • 50 g (scant 1/4 cup) greek yoghurt
  • 175 g (1 + 3/4 cups) icing (powdered) sugar
  • finely grated zest of 2 limes
  • 2 tsp granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Grease an 8 hole mini loaf tin pan and line each section with a strip of greaseproof paper.
  • Whisk together the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer for 5-8 minutes until pale, thick and at least doubled in volume. The beaters should leave a trail that disappears after a second or two when they are lifted from the bowl. Whisk in the lime zest.
  • Mix together the flour, almonds and baking powder; gradually fold this mixture in to the eggs, alternating with the melted butter and yoghurt, until it has all been combined, be very gentle.
  • Divide the batter between the tins (I like to use an ice cream scoop), there will be enough mixture to make 6-8, depending on the size of your tin.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • While the cakes are baking make the syrup. Combine the lime juice, sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring up to the boil, simmer for a few minutes until syrupy, Remove from the heat and as soon as the cakes come out of the oven, brush each one generously with the syrup. Give each cake several coats of the syrup, allowing each one to soak in before adding the next, until you have used all of the syrup.
  • Allow the cakes to cool in the tins for about 5 minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • To make the icing, place the yoghurt in a bowl and sift in the icing sugar, stir until smooth. It should be thick but pourable, add a little more icing sugar if it is too thin, or a little more yoghurt if too thick.
  • Stir together the lime zest and granulated sugar.
  • Spread a generous spoonful of the icing over the top of each cake, allowing it to drip over the sides. Sprinkle over a little of the sugared zest to finish.
  • Keep in an airtight container.

Notes

1. You will need an 8 cavity mini loaf pan.

mini yoghurt and lime loaf cakesI am sharing these with Totally Talented Tuesdays, Create Link Inspire, Foodie Fridiy, Fiesta Friday and Foodie Friends Friday

Casa Costello

Tasty Tuesdays on HonestMum.com

Link up your recipe of the week

#CookBlogShare

 

Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Cupcakes, Recipes Tagged With: almond, Almonds, Cake, citrus, Fruit, lime, loaf cake, nuts, snack

Never Miss A Post!

Subscribe to get all the latest recipes delivered to your inbox.

Previous Post: « Spaghetti With Kale Pesto, Mushrooms And Pangrattato
Next Post: Lime Ice Cream »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Loretta

    April 17, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    Welcome to Fiesta Friday – you’ve brought some real beauties here. Like you, I just love the mini pans for anything, they are so delicate and exquisite. The addition of lime and the Greek yogurt had to give it a lovely moist texture, it certainly looks like from your pictures. Ground almonds are always an extra bonus. Just gorgeous overall.

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 8:51 am

      Thanks Loretta 🙂

      Reply
  2. The Free From Fairy

    April 17, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    Gosh they look delicious! I have a lemon cake recipe that uses ground almonds and yoghurt and it is lovely. I might have to have a go at adapting these to make them suitable for me and the family!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 8:53 am

      I love using ground almonds and yoghurt in baking, they give such a lovely texture 🙂

      Reply
  3. tentimestea

    April 17, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    Oh these mini loaves look adorable, and the yogurt and lime sound so refreshing! I doubt the small size would help me with portion control either though!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 8:54 am

      The small size just makes it justifiable to eat several of them!

      Reply
  4. Julie is Hostess At Heart

    April 17, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    These little loaves look so pretty! I love using yogurt in baked goods. It just makes them so moist!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 8:57 am

      Thanks Julie! Yoghurt and buttermilk are my favourite moisture-giving ingredients 🙂

      Reply
  5. carolinescookingblog

    April 17, 2015 at 11:56 pm

    These look lovely, very cute and I love lime in almost anything so sure I would like these!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 8:57 am

      Thanks Caroline 🙂

      Reply
  6. Michelle @ Giraffes Can Bake

    April 17, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    I love individually portioned foods, they’re so cute and I can eat more without feeling guilty haha! These mini loves look and sound delicious, I love that you used almond flour in them too!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 8:59 am

      Thanks Michelle 🙂 That’s precisely why I like mini foods – you can eat more!

      Reply
  7. skd

    April 18, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    They look so elegant to me. love the pictures. The color combination is so suave.

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:01 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  8. Sinfully Tempting

    April 18, 2015 at 2:27 pm

    These look lovely! Definitely saving this recipe. Happy FF, have a great weekend! 🙂

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  9. Lili

    April 18, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    I love everything in these little loaves and the beautiful photos!! 🙂 Yum! Thank you! 🙂

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Thanks Lili 🙂

      Reply
  10. Foodie Quine (@foodiequine)

    April 19, 2015 at 10:07 am

    These sound and look gorgeous. I really think I’m going to have to add so mini loaf tins to my already overflowing baking tray cupboard.

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:05 am

      Thank you! They are very cute, I think I might prefer mini loaves to cupcakes…I know what you mean about overflowing cupboards though…I’ve got stuff piled up in boxes because I ran out of cupboard space, there are still more tins I want to buy though…!

      Reply
  11. Sush

    April 19, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    Lovely pictures! I would love to try this recipe.. Just wanted to know if I could substitute Greek yogurt with regular yogurt?

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 19, 2015 at 8:29 pm

      Thank you! I don’t see why it wouldn’t work…but make sure that the yoghurt you use is quite thick, if it is too runny it may not work as well.

      Reply
      • Sush

        April 20, 2015 at 4:40 am

        Thank you Hannah 🙂

        Reply
        • hannahhossack

          April 21, 2015 at 9:07 am

          No problem 🙂

          Reply
  12. Johanne Lamarche

    April 19, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    Love these and will make them soon. Love the grou d almonds in the batter and yogurt in both the cake and icing. Yum!!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:06 am

      Thanks Johanne 🙂

      Reply
  13. petra08

    April 20, 2015 at 10:33 am

    What beautiful cakes! I love that the are individual and the freshness of the lime and yoghurt!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:08 am

      Thank You! They did taste very fresh and zingy 🙂

      Reply
  14. Helen at Casa Costello

    April 20, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    I bet these tasted incredible – I’m such a fan of individual portions! Beautiful cakes. #Bakeoftheweek x

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:09 am

      Thanks Helen 🙂 x

      Reply
  15. Carrie - Time to be an Adult

    April 21, 2015 at 8:49 am

    These look gorgeous and so much easier to have a little taste rather than taking a huge slab of a large cake!!

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 21, 2015 at 9:10 am

      Thank you 🙂 although I had lots of little tastes so probably ended up eating the same amount as a huge slab!

      Reply
  16. angeladarroch

    April 21, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    These mini loaves look gorgeous – so light and summery. … and yes I think I would have to have more than one too 🙂

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 22, 2015 at 9:09 am

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  17. gymbunnymummy

    April 22, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    Oh wow, these look amazing! Such beautiful photography #TastyTuesdays

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 28, 2015 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  18. Sneaky Veg

    April 24, 2015 at 7:09 pm

    Yum, these sound fantastic. You might just have persuaded me to buy a mini loaf tin. Because I don’t already have enough baking equipment of course! #CookBlogShare

    Reply
    • hannahhossack

      April 28, 2015 at 12:37 pm

      They are handy…my cupboards are overflowing with tins and yet I still don’t have enough…

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Lime Ice Cream - Domestic Gothess says:
    November 2, 2019 at 9:32 am

    […] had a load of limes left over from making mini lime yoghurt loaf cakes – I had needed lots of the zest but not the juice; so seeing as the weather has been quite […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Popular Posts

Curried vegetable pasties – vegan pasties filled with curried vegetables and chickpeas, perfect for picnicking! #vegan #baking #pastry
Vegan fruit and nut flapjacks - easy vegan oaty flapjacks (oat cookie bars) filled with dried fruits, nuts and seeds. Perfect for snacking, lunchboxes and hiking!
Vegan chocolate fudge cake - an easy to make, moist, fudgy vegan chocolate cake topped with coconut milk ganache. No one will be able to guess that it's vegan!
Vegetable tagine wit almond and chickpea couscous - an easy, healthy vegetarian/vegan meal with tonnes of flavour!
Easy vegan lemon curd recipe - egg and dairy free lemon curd that is sweet, creamy, intensely lemony, totally addictive and ready in under ten minutes!
Easy mushroom linguine - ready in fifteen minutes this vegetarian mushroom linguine is quick, easy, healthy and delicious.

Footer

Follow Me

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Copyright Notice © Hannah Hossack-Lodge and domesticgothess.com. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of text and/or photos from this blog without express and written permission from this blog’s author and owner is strictly prohibited.
Disclosure & Privacy

Subscribe To Our Mailing List

Subscribe to get all the latest recipes delivered to your inbox.

Copyright © 2021 Domestic Gothess on the Foodie Pro Theme