Coconut Key Lime Bread
This coconut key lime bread is soft and fluffy, coconut-y with the perfect hints of citrus. It’s like whoa!
It is May folks! And I have a very tropical bread for you today. Because what better way to get ready for the summer than enjoying flavors like coconut and lime? This coconut key lime bread is deliciously moist, coconut-y and perfectly citrus-y. It’s like whoa! Seriously!
But I’d expect nothing less since the recipe for this coconut key lime bread is from the new e-cookbook of a talented baker and friend. Steph of Girl Versus Dough created 30+ mouth-watering quick bread recipes and collected them all in a beautiful photographed e-book, Quick Bread Love.
The e-book has recipes from savory breads to muffins to this tropical darling here. When I first saw the book, I couldn’t close my mouth. Each page has a gorgeous photograph accompanying the recipe, making you drool as you bake! You will seriously want to buy this e-book and start making the hard choices of which bread to bake first.
It was very hard to decide what to make first. There was a savory sun-dried tomato spinach bread that caught my eye and this peaches and cream streusel bread makes me hungry but my coconut loving self eventually won and I tried this coconut key lime bread. I’m so glad I did. I tell you my friends, it’s the best combination EVER! This bread is so quick and easy to make. One mixing bowl action here. Filled with coconut flakes in each bite and the zesty hints of key limes, this soft and fluffy sweet bread is going to disappear in no time. I’d advise just making two loaves to be safe like I did 🙂 Give one to a loved one, like your mother-in-law!
As you go into the weekend, be sure to add this recipe to your must bake recipe. You can get Steph’s e-book, Quick Bread Love here.
Coconut Key Lime Bread
This coconut key lime bread is soft and fluffy, coconut-y with the perfect hints of citrus. It’s like whoa!
Ingredients
- • ½ cup granulated sugar
- • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- • 2 eggs
- • 1 cup canned coconut milk
- • 1 tablespoon lime zest
- • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- • ½ teaspoon salt
- • ½ cup sweetened coconut flakes
- • ½ cup powdered sugar
- • 2½ teaspoons key lime juice
- • 2 tablespoons sweetened coconut flakes
- • 1 teaspoon lime zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 8-by-4-inch loaf pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil and eggs until combined. Whisk in coconut milk and lime zest. In a separate small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. large bowl or bowl of stand. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture. Stir until combined. Fold in the coconut flakes.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- To make glaze: Mix all the ingredients until smooth in a small bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake. Top with coconut flakes and lime zest.
That bread looks amazing and your pictures are amazing!!
Thanks Chloe!!
Yum, that glaze is calling out to me from the screen it looks delicious!
the glaze Laura is so so good!!
I can’t decide what to make from Steph’s book either! So I haven’t made anything. Somehow that seems like the wrong decision. This coconut key lime bread sounds like the perfect place to start! I want some tropical infusion into my life.
Hehhe some tropical fusion in life is always needed!
Love Steph’s new book! I made this one last weekend and it was delicious. Of course, I love anything citrus, it has me dreaming of laying on the beach right now.
Isn’t it delicious!! I do want another loaf 🙂
Awww, Zainab, this post made my day. 🙂 I’m so glad you like the book and the bread! If you need any help with leftovers… I’m here for you. 😉
The book was a pleasure to read (uhm drool) and your recipes are just amazing. There were no leftovers with this which just means I need to make it again!! Hope you have a great weekend 🙂
Citrus and coconut is such a great combination..loving this gorgeous quick bread!
Thanks dear!
My stomachs literally leaped for joy when I saw your post in my Bloglovin feed. Gonna try this recipe this weekend!
Hhahah! Mine was extremely happy after lol!
Zainab! This bread looks amazing! And your photos of it looks gorgeous. Pinning!
Thanks Connie!!
Mmmm, now that’s a breakfast I’d wake up for! Love the lime + coconut combo. 🙂
This will be perfect for breakfast indeed 🙂
Wowzers!!! That is one incredible looking bread! I love that you added the coconut with the key lime! Pinned 🙂
Thanks Jocelyn!
What a fabulous bread inspired by Steph! I love the coconut-lime combination, and that citrusy glaze looks like the perfect compliment. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Georgia!! Hope you are having a great weekend 🙂
Whoa is right! This looks fantastic! Coconut and lime go together so well. And this bread looks so delicious especially with that glaze taunting me!
Thanks Serene!!
What a gorgeous bread Zainab! Love the flavor of lime!
Thanks Nancy!
Whoa!!! Now that looks like something I want to start my day with! Love all the tropical flavors in it too.. so if I eat this bread will it transport me to the beach?
Krista that is what I was hoping for! But I am still here but I enjoy dreaming of the beach when biting into this lol! Hope you are having a great weekend.
Well look at that! Great choice to make this beautiful bread first, Zainab. It’s lovely and I could totally go for a slice right now. 🙂
Thanks Julie!! It was a great first choice 🙂
Oh my goodness, that cookbook was made for me! I could live off of quick breads! I’m glad you went with the coconut on this one – it sounds amazing with the lime!
Mary Frances you will seriously love this ebook!! You need to get it 🙂
Oooooh I knew I recognized this loaf! I love Steph’s book so much. I’ve only made the lemon crumb loaf so far but I have lofty plans to bake my way through all the recipes. Your photos are so beautiful, Zainab. Really and truly, like works of art. And your loaf is perfection. I wish I were eating this on a beach with a cold drink in my hand. Heaven!
Nancy the lemon crumb is next on my list!! I need to just accept the fact that I will just be baking all the recipes in the book. Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope you are having a great weekend 🙂
Lovely loaf, Z! I love the key lime and coconut flavor combination and the key lime glaze is truly the icing on the cake. 🙂 Thank you for sharing and have a fabulous weekend!
Thanks Stacy! Have a great weekend too 🙂
That looks amazing! You can’t wrong with that flavour combo!
If you have a minute to spare I’d be thrilled if you could share your post at my weekly Say G’day Saturday link up. It has just started and this would be a fantastic addition.
Best wishes for a great weekend,
Natasha in Oz
Thanks Natasha! I’m heading over to link up now.
I just popped back to say thanks for sharing at the Say G’Day Saturday Linky Party. I am featuring your post today.
Hope to see you again this weekend.
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
This bread looks so delicious and the ultimate in softness! I love how fluffy it is!
This bread looks amazing Zainab! I love the idea- so cool. Really fancying a slice right now for brunch! 🙂
That bread honestly looks and sounds perfect. I love that it has coconut milk actually in the dough. Stephanie is clearly a very talented baker (and a sweet girl too, I think!) I’ll have to check out her book!
Thanks Helen! Coconut milk is one of my favorite pantry items to bake with. Always gives a moist bread or cake. Hope you are having a great weekend!
Lime is one of my very favorite flavors! Your photos are amazing. I can almost smell the tropical flavors in this lovely bread! Can’t wait to give this a try. 🙂 Thanks, Zainab!
Thanks Wendy!
You know I would gobble this up! Your photos are beautiful and that bread just looks like a tropical paradise! That’s one cookbook I should check out because I love myself some quick bread. 🙂
Thanks Marcie! You will love this ebook. So many delicious looking recipes 🙂
Great récipe! Thanks for sharing.
FABBY
I’m convinced this bread was made with Jamaica in mind 😉 and by the way your pictures are FABULOUS! I literally feel as if the bread is coming off the screen and into my plate ( I wish). As soon as I’m back on my feet (pun intended) I plan to be making some breads from Stephanie’s book…this one included!
Girl, I agree with you. This bread was made for Jamaica 🙂
Wow look really yummy!
This bread looks gorgeous Zainab! Love Steph’s new book and can’t wait to try everything! The tropical flavors sound amazing and the pretty key lime glaze is totally calling my name! Hope you’re having a great weekend
I must try this.. I have few limes lying around, so I know what am I going to do with them 😀 Thanks.
This bread looks phenomenal! I love those bright flecks of lime zest, and the combination of key lime and coconut sounds amazing. I’m actually working on a similar recipe for KitchenAid in June. Great minds think alike 😉 Love your photos, Zainab!
Thanks Allie! I can’t wait to see your KA post. I always love your step by step for them 🙂
This bread looks almost as good as taking a vacation to Key West (almost!). This bread looks gorgeous, especially with the lime zest and coconut flakes sprinkled on top of the glaze. I love the combination of coconut and key lime — If I can eat it for breakfast, I’d be one happy gal.
I know ALMOST!! I would love to be at the Key West right now.
OMG this bread looks perfect!! The flavors sound incredible, and seriously is so pretty! What a fun eCookbook!!
Stopping over from Six Sisters. I love the combination of coconut and lime. Definitely have to try this bread! Pinned!
Thanks Jill for visiting!
I haven’t made anything with key lime…ever. This looks so good!
I love key lime flavors but not a huge fan of coconut. I wonder if it would be just as great minus the coconut. What do you think?
I think it will still be yummy. It might not be as moist as this one but substituting with milk or buttermilk will do just fine.
Could there be any more of a perfect bread to make, especially with how beautiful the weather’s been the past few day? This bread just looks so melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Thank you Amanda! This bread is indeed perfect for spring 🙂
I love quick breads and this sounds so good! That flavor combo is hard to beat!
You had me at coconut!
I love key limes, in fact I have a tree in my backyard, so I will definitely be trying this bread. Thanks for sharing on Showcase Your Talent Thursday.
hi there! i’ve read through a lot of the comments here but no has mentioned the difference in the recipe/instructions. you refer to ‘baking powder’ in the ingredient list and then ‘baking soda’ in the instructions. i’m sure your readers have more experience so perhaps they automatically know which one it should be…i am not so lucky. could you please clarify this for me? i really do look forward to trying the recipe but i need situations where i am set up for success and being unsure of ingredients is not the best way to go for me. thanks in advance!!
Sorry about that. It was just a typo. I went ahead and corrected the recipe. Thanks for pointing it out. Hope you enjoy this bread! It’s truly amazing!
oh thank you! going to attempt it tomorrow…keep your fingers crossed for me, i need all the help i can get
I hope it all went well!
This was amazing!! I made it two days ago, just because it looked easy and I had all of the ingredients on hand. I took it to my staff meeting today and WOW! It was gone quickly. People said it was gorgeous AND delicious so it’s going into my permanent rotation. Thanks so much!!!
YAY!! So glad to hear you loved this bread and that your co-workers enjoyed it.
I am going to try to make this tonight with buttermilk in place of coconut milk. I bought buttermilk for another cake I am making, so I want to use the entire container.
I made this when I was exhausted (I started baking at 11 p.m.) so the results are 100% my fault.
1. I don’t think the buttermilk worked as a coconut milk substitute. I think it is too heavy for this quickbread. I can’t really say that with full confidence because of the next things that went wrong:
2. I took the cake out too early! It wasn’t done after an hour, and I thought I didn’t have toothpicks (new apartment), so I used a fork instead. Don’t do that. The batter doesn’t stick to a metal fork the way it does the absorbent, natural surface of a toothpick — it will always come out cleaner than a toothpick. Therefore I took it out. It looked done and was the same golden brown as the picture. The next day, it was doughy, dense and underbaked in the center.
3. The flavors were AMAZING. The frosting was tangy and sweet. The coconut was good on top, but I think it would be be better toasted.
So yeah, maybe if I had tented the top and left it in longer, the results would be different. Maybe the buttermilk make it dense and doughy. Who knows.
Jessica, I am so sorry the recipe did not come out perfect the first time. Buttermilk is of a thicker consistency than coconut milk and will explain why your cake was dense. I would have suggested using just regular milk if you didn’t have coconut milk. Also, I agree toothpick always works best with testing doneness. I’m glad the flavors were great and I hope you can try it again.
Thanks for thIs delicious recipe to use our backyard limes! Loved that it isn’t too sweet, yet lime and unsweetened coconut give it nice flavor, texture and color. I made three mini loaves instead of one large one (about 35 min on convection setting) to prolong the joy with just two of us at home. It freezes well and is just as tasty as fresh when left to thaw for a couple hours. We’ll enjoy this fun tropical treat regularly. Sincere thanks to you Zainab!
I am so glad that you love this! It is always a good idea to prolong the joy!