Made From Scratch Lime Pound Cake Recipes

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).

LIME POUND CAKE W/ FRESH LIME GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• Generously grease and flour a bundt pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl cream together shortening, butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs one at a time until batter is fluffy.
• In a small bowl, mix together buttermilk and lime yogurt.
• Alternate adding the buttermilk yogurt mix and the dry mixture into the wet batter.
• Mix in vanilla extract, lime juice, and lime zest until well combined.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes. (I check the center edges with a wooden skewer to make sure it is completely done)
• Let cake cool before gently removing from the pan.
• When cake has cooled completely drizzle with glaze.
• To make the glaze, mix together powdered sugar and enough lime juice to create a thick, yet pourable consistency (think Elmer's glue) Stir in lime zest.
• Serve cake garnished with lime slices, a sprinkling of lime zest, and vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

LIME CAKE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8 x 2 inch round pans. I split the layers for four layers to assemble the cake, your could also bake in three 8 x 2 pans. This will give you more lime curd per slice. I used the reverse creaming method for this recipe.
• In the bowl of your mixer combine the cake flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and lime zest.
• In a separate bowl combine eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and lime juice. Blend with a fork.
• Whisk the dry ingredients for 30 seconds to combine. Begin with your mixer on low speed, gradually increasing to medium speed as you add the slices of butter a few pieces at a time. Beat until the dry ingredients are crumbly and moistened by the butter. The look & texture will be similar to coarse sand. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure there is no dry flour.
• Slowly add approximately 1/2 of the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and beat at medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes, the batter will become thick and fluffy. Scrape the bowl and add the remaining egg mixture in 2 additions, beating for 20 seconds after each addition.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes (25 to 30 minutes if you bake in 3 pans) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cakes cool 10 minutes then turn out. Makes 6 1/2 cups of batter, works well for cupcakes.
• In a saucepan over medium heat bring the water and sugar to a boil. Turn the heat to low and stir constantly until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear.
• Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice. Cool. If you want the mixture to be a thicker consistency, cook longer over low heat.
• Brush a small amount of the syrup onto your cake layers before you begin assembling your cake. Apply sparingly so that the cake does not become soggy. We apply while the cakes are still warm but you could also do this at room temp just before assembling. We prefer to use a pastry brush. With lime juice added to the mixture it will last 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
• Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan, pour in water. Over medium heat, stir the mixture constantly until it thickens and comes to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, remove the pan from the heat.
• Spoon about 1/2 cup of the hot mixture into a small bowl containing the egg yolks and stir quickly until combined.
• Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan. Return pan to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, approximately 1 min. The mixture will thicken slightly.
• Remove from heat and stir in the butter, lime juice and lime zest. Cool before using.

KEY LIME POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan.
• In a separate large mixing bowl combine the butter and shortening on medium speed until nice and creamy.
• Slow staring adding in the sugar.
• Add each egg, one at a time.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternating with the half & half.
• Reduce the mixers speed from medium to low
• Stir in vanilla extract, lime zest, and lime juice.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan.
• Make sure the batter is even in the pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes, or until done
• Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 25 to 30 minutes before removing from the pan
• Combine the ingredients for the icing.
• When the cake is at room temperature, ice the cake.
• Serve & enjoy.

SCRATCH MADE KEY LIME POUND CAKE RECIPE WITH KEY LIME GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch (12 cup) tube or bundt pan.
• Cream butter and shortening at medium speed with a heavy-duty mixer.
• Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time. Beat just until blended after each addition.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk. Begin and end with flour mixture.
• Beat at low speed until just blended after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour 25 to 30 minutes.
• Test doneness by inserting a long wooden pick or skewer into the center of cake. The cake is done when the skewer comes out clean or with dry crumbs.
• Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 25 to 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving tray to cool completely.
• While cake is cooling on tray, prepare glaze. Mix glaze ingredients together with a whisk and drizzle over cake.
• Store on countertop for 3 days or in refrigerator up to 7 days.

HOMEMADE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Place sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Cream together using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, on medium speed, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 45 seconds after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat for 30 seconds.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture, mixing on low speed, until just blended. Add 1/2 cup milk and beat on low speed until just blended. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula between each addition. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and milk.
• Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, filling no more than 2/3 full. Smooth the top with a spoon or a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is just starting to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before inverting onto a plate. Allow to cool completely before serving.

MADE FROM SCRATCH LIME POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease and flour cakepan.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour and baking soda and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together sugar, eggs, egg whites, veggie oil, water and lime juice. Add in sour cream and gelatine. Then gradually add in the presifted flour and baking soda.
• Pour into prepared cakepan and bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 20 minutes or so, before removing from pan.
• While cooling prepare glaze. Add together confectioner's sugar, lime juice, water or milk and stir until smooth.
• Pour glaze over warm cake and allow to cool.

KEY LIME CAKE (THREE LAYERS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour three 9-Inch round cake pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the gelatin, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix well.
• Add the eggs, oil, orange juice, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Divide the batter evenly among the three pans and bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Test for doneness by lightly touching the tops of the layers or inserting a toothpick.
• Cool the layers in the pans for 5 minutes then turn them out onto racks.
• While the layers are still hot mix the lime juice and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and pour it over the layers on the racks.
• You can pierce the layers with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better.
• Allow the layers to cool completely as you prepare the icing.
• For the icing Cream the butter and cream cheese.
• Beat in the confectioners' sugar until the mixture is smooth and easy to spread.
• Spread the icing between the layers and on the top and sides of the cake.