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Coconut Lime Doughnuts

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Author Louisa

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 6 Tablespoons sugar
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 5 Tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon butter , melted

For Icing

  • 2 teaspoons coconut extract
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar

For Garnish

  • zest of 1 lime
  • shredded coconut

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a doughnut pan.
  • In a small bowl, combine sugar and lime zest, pressing with the back of a spoon to release the oils from the zest so the flavor incorporates throughout the sugar.
  • In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar & lime mixture, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a medium bowl, combine in milk, lime juice, eggs, vanilla and melted butter. Beat together until well blended.
  • Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and stir until completely combined.
  • Use a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip (or a Ziploc bag with a corner cut off) to pipe the batter into a 6-doughnut pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until doughnuts spring back when touched. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan.
  • To prepare icing, combine all icing ingredients in a small bowl. Stir until well incorporated.
  • Once doughnuts have cooled, dip them into icing or spoon icing over the doughnuts. Top with lime zest and shredded coconut.