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John Whaite's Mojito cake recipe
Photo: David Holifield

John Whaite's Mojito cake recipe

16 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr 15 min 8 people openrecipes

This cake is absolutely perfect for long sunny evenings, and should be accompanied by a tall glass of the liquid form.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

676
Calories
20g
Protein
12g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 450 golden caster sugar
  • g water
  • 230 sunflower oil
  • ml plain flour
  • 160 salt
  • ml limes, zest only
  • 380 egg yolks
  • g double cream
  • 1 icing sugar
  • tsp large mint leaves, finely chopped
  • 3 white rum (optional)
  • 9 lime curd, or as much as you fancy
  • 400 egg whites
  • ml icing sugar
  • 200 lime, juice only
  • g lime, zest only - to decorate

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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