Lime Sticky Cake

This lime sticky cake is fresh, sweet, and wonderfully soft in texture. Topped with a fluffy cream cheese frosting, it becomes a simple yet incredibly delicious cake that is perfect for coffee, weekend treats, or as a refreshing dessert.

• 75 g butter
• 150 g all-purpose flour
• 220 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 lime, both juice and zest
  
  Cream Cheese Frosting
• 150 g heavy cream
• 75 g cream cheese, plain
• 25 g powdered sugar

1. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. 
2. Whisk together the eggs and sugar, then mix in the lime juice, zest, and all-purpose flour. Stir in the melted butter. Combine until you have a smooth batter.
3. Pour the batter into a springform pan (18 cm) lined with baking paper.
4. Bake in the middle of the oven at 175℃ for about 20-22 minutes.
5. Let it cool first on the counter and then in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
   
   Cream Cheese Frosting
   Whip everything together until you have a thick and smooth cream.
   Transfer the cake to a serving plate and spread the cream cheese frosting on top. Garnish with lime zest.

Feel free to let the cake chill a bit after the cream cheese frosting is spread on, so the frosting sets nicely and the flavors develop. The fresh lime flavor combined with the soft cake and airy cream cheese frosting makes this a cake that can quickly become a favorite.