Desserts · Calibama Cooking
Key Lime Pound Cake
Key Lime is one of those things you either love it or you don’t. Thankfully I fall into the category of people who love it! I also love pound cakes.…
Ingredients
For the cake…
3 cups cake flour- 3 sticks butter
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 t vanilla
- Zest of 1 lime
- ¼ cup key lime juice
- ½ tsp salt
For the glaze…
2 cups powdered sugar- 2 – 3 tbsp key lime juice
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- 2.
Cream the butter.
- 3.
Add sugar; cream together.
- 4.
Add the vegetable oil, combine thoroughly.
- 5.
Add eggs 1 at a time, ensuring each egg is incorporated before adding the next.
- 6.
Add key lime juice and combine; add the lime zest.
- 7.
Alternate adding flour and buttermilk.
- 8.
Combine well; do not overmix.
- 9.
Bake in a greased cake pan at 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean).
- 10.
Remove from oven and flip the pan after 10 – 15 minutes.
- 11.
Adding the key lime juice 1 tbsp at a time, whisk ingredients together until desired consistency is achieved.
- 12.
Allow the cake to cool completely before drizzling the icing over it.
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