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Key Lime Pound Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Pound Cake
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
3 T. lime juice
3 cups flour
Zest of 1 lime

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 t. lime juice
2 T. water
1/2 t. vanilla
Zest of 1 lime
Directions:
Directions:
Make the cake:
In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Mix in sugar, then gradually add in eggs 1 to 2 at a time
Beating on Low until combined.
Mix in lime juice and then flour.
Fold in lime zest

Grease 4 mini loaf pans and pur in cake batter until each one is aout 3/4 full.
Bake at 350 degrees 43 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
If you don't have mini loaf pans, you can grease and fill a bundt pan and bakce 70-73 minutes.
Let cool for 15 minutes


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.
Pour over top of cooled cake, then top with lime zest and serve
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes

 

 

 

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