This simple recipe yields high levels of yum! I made the mistake of doubling it so I now have key lime pound cake for dessert, for a gift, and for the freezer! Thank you delish!
Ingredients
For the cake:
3 sticks butter softened
1 block cream cheese
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
3 Tablespoons lime juice
3 cups all purpose flour
Zest of 1 lime
For the glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 Tablespoons water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Zest of 1 lime
Process
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
4. Mix in lime juice, then flour.
9. Make the glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, lime juice, water and vanilla. (If the glaze is too thick, add extra water, about a teaspoon at a time.)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in sugar, then gradually add in eggs 1 to 2 at a time,
beating on low until combined.
4. Mix in lime juice, then flour.
5. Fold in lime zest.
6. Grease bundt of loaf pans.
7. Pour cake batter into pans.
8. Bake in oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly
clean, roughly 75 minutes.
9. Make the glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, lime juice, water and vanilla. (If the glaze is too thick, add extra water, about a teaspoon at a time.)
10. Pour on top of cooled pound cake, then top with lime zest
and serve.
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