Key West Key Lime Cake Recipes

KEY WEST KEY LIME CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease and flour lightly.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, water, lime juice, lime zest, jello, vegetable oil and eggs.
• With an electric mixer, blend ingredients together until well combined, about 3 minutes.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted off center comes out clean.
• For the frosting, combine the butter, cream cheese and vanilla with electric mixer.
• Add confectioners sugar and blend until smooth and creamy.
• Add milk to reach the desired spreading consistency.
• Spread frosting over cooled cake and garnish with lime zest.

KEY LIME POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• Prepare Key Lime Glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, fresh Key lime juice, and vanilla until smooth. Use immediately.
• Brush Key Lime Glaze over top and sides of cake immediately after preparing. Cool completely (about 1 hour).

KEY LIME POUND CAKE WITH KEY LIME GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325* F.
• Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
• Mix together the flour and baking powder.
• Cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in key lime juice and vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack. While warm, prick top of cake all over with a toothpick.
• Pour Key Lime Glaze over warm cake. Cool completely. Enjoy!
• Key Lime Glaze:.
• In small saucepan, combine sugar, butter and key lime juice.
• Bring to boil. Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat.