Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, key lime pound cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Key Lime Pound Cake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Key Lime Pound Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
A sweet, moist, dense key lime pound cake drizzled with a tart key lime glaze. A delicious Southern twist to a traditional pound cake. This recipe I originally shared as part of a virtual progressive dinner - of course I brought the dessert.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have key lime pound cake using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Key Lime Pound Cake:
- Get 1 cup salted butter, softened
- Prepare 1/2 cup shortening
- Make ready 3 cups sugar
- Prepare 6 large eggs
- Take 3 cups all purpose flour
- Take 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Get 1 cup milk
- Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Get 1 tsp lime zest
- Get 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- Prepare For Key lime glaze:
- Make ready 1 cup powdered sugar
- Make ready 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- Get 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
I was so looing forward to taking this Key Lime Pound Cake to our family Easter Dinner. Prepped all ingredients to room temperature and followed directions carefully. Not to toot my own horn, but I am a (self-appointed) Pound Cake Queen. I mean, what would Grandbaby Cakes be if I didn't know my way around cake or This Key Lime Cake is a testament to the skills my Big Mama taught me.
Instructions to make Key Lime Pound Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Cream together butter and shortening. Gradually add sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time beating until just blended.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mix together key lime glaze until smooth and pour over cake while warm.
Each bite is buttery, zesty, fragrant and sweet. This was absolutely a wonderful change to the regular pound cake. If you like lime and want a velvety dense moist pound cake. I do a lot of baking and this will be in my. Fresh key limes are the secret to this refreshing key lime pound cake.
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