Coconut Lime Bars

Hello hope you all are doing well! Finally got my ass back in the kitchen to make something because this site is not just going to die off!! Well it's all about experimentation so you just gotta go with your gut and see if you end up with a hit or miss, and this one...hmm I guess it's a bit of both?
I've never actually made anything with desiccated coconut in it haha it's not bad really, 'adds texture' they say. It was the filling that wasn't quite right, probably because I didn't have enough nice organic (yes, organic) limes from Thailand to fill up the portion needed so I made the rash decision to combine the juice from those small limes you get when you order mee siam. But I didn't really have any other choice right? Anyway, thought it would be fine but the filling, although tart enough, gave this weird bitter after-taste. So I think it's because of that, since I didn't even add any lime zest. Point is, do not "anyhow" mix lime juices hahaha I think the Thailand limes would have been great on their own.
Here is the recipe and oh I left out the white chocolate because I do not like white chocolate. And refrigerate when it's cooled to make sure it's set, even overnight if you need.

 Favourite photo of the day haha and look, it's not even the final product.

I really tried to dust the icing sugar evenly okay haha just that they were dissolving so quickly and I couldn't multitask well. But I'm glad the photos for this post turned out better than those in previous posts. Not the best yet, but I'm working on it!
It's funny how these lime desserts just end up looking like lemon ones, seriously.
Not sure what I should bake next, maybe something with chocolate??? Hope you liked this. See y'all soon and have a great week ahead :)

Nic x

Blueberry-Strawberry Upside-Down Cake

OH BAKING AND BLOGGING, I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH! :( Sorry for this really late post but I'm finally getting to posting my most recent (which is not very recent at all) bake!

I can almost taste this cake right as I'm typing this. Despite it's not-so-flattering appearance (because strawberries just had to discolour asdfghjkl), but it's what's on the inside that counts! (Comforts self) Anyway, looks aside, I'm glad to say that the cake turned out pretty darn well, despite a few mishaps along the way, which of course made this feel like an even bigger achievement!I've never actually baked a cake before, so I have to say I'm quite proud of this! ;D

The wonderful thing about this recipe is that you can substitute practically ANY fruit at all. Although there are some fruits that won't work (which I will let TheKitchn tell you more about later), it's up to your creativity to try out different fruit combinations! ^^

Yes I know, the blueberries are collapsing (just like my life now as schoolwork totally sucks haha). But still, it remains as a decent cake that is wonderfully moist and delicious. ~.~ I love how the berry juices seeped down and into the cake, really cool if you asked me. :D The outside of this cake was also slightly toasted, and that made it pretty interesting!

So now, on to the recipe!

Initially, I planned to follow the recipe exactly but along the way, I realised that the cake batter was far too dry. :( Maybe I measured the amount of flour wrongly, but at least all hope was not lost! :) I added an extra egg and although I thought it would fail, it was a pleasant surprise when the cake actually baked out like a proper, actual cake. :D Achievement unlocked!!! So yup, moral of the story is don't lose hope even when things seem bleak (Once again, like my life now).

I guess that's all for now! I sincerely hope you would give this recipe a try some time because it was a really fun and satisfying bake. On a heavier note, I'm not actually sure when I can blog -or even bake- again. School's been extremely exhausting and I can't help but wonder if I'm going to survive this two years! Quite unlike this cake though, I guess I'll just have to keep it together and keep hanging on! (Sadly blueberries don't have arms so they just fall right off.) To those that have started school, I hope you're doing well! And to those who haven't (that's you Nic! :D ) , look forward to it but enjoy your holidays now and take this time to spam doing what you love! :D

Okay it's back to work now! Hopefully you'll see me again sometime during the March holidays, which is thankfully not too far away! ^^

Thanks for reading and stay tuned to more posts on Tarts and Stuff!

Love,
Nat