Recipe of Award-winning Key Lime Pound Cake

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, key lime pound cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Key Lime Pound Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Key Lime Pound Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have key lime pound cake using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Key Lime Pound Cake:

1. Take 1 cup salted butter, softened
2. Get 1/2 cup shortening
3. Make ready 3 cups sugar
4. Take 6 large eggs
5. Take 3 cups all purpose flour
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp baking powder
7. Take 1 cup milk
8. Get 1 tsp vanilla extract
9. Make ready 1 tsp lime zest
10. Get 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
11. Take For Key lime glaze:
12. Get 1 cup powdered sugar
13. Get 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
14. Prepare 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Sure artificial lime can boost the lime flavor and give it a green color, but there is nothing like. This key lime ( or regular lime!) cake is made with fresh fruit juice, and zest. It's completely homemade, and perfect for any occasion! I've been getting so many request for a homemade key lime pound cake!

Instructions to make Key Lime Pound Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Cream together butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs one at a time beating until just blended.
3. Stir flour, baking soda together in separate bowl and add alternatively with milk by starting with flour and ending with flour until just blended. Do not over mix. Stir in lime juice, vanilla, and lime zest.
4. Pour batter into 10 inch greased and floured tube pan or fluted pan. Bake at 325°F for an hour and 15 minutes or until tooth pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack.
5. Mix together key lime glaze until smooth and pour over cake while warm.

It's completely homemade, and perfect for any occasion! I've been getting so many request for a homemade key lime pound cake! This key lime pound cake will take you to The Keys. It's a tender and moist pound cake. Refreshing, the key lime flavor isn't overpowering.

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