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Key Lime Pound Cake

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

  • 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco recommended)

  • 3 cups granulated sugar

  • 6 large eggs

  • 3 cups AP flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup whole milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

  • 1 teaspoon lime zest

  • 1/4 cup fresh key lime juice 

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Key Lime Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 2 tablespoons fresh key lime juice

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions

Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Grease and flour a 12-cup tube pan.

  2. In an electric mixer, beat butter and shortening until creamy.  Gradually add sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.  Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.

  3. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add to cream mixture alternating with milk, starting and ending with flour mixture.  Beat at low speed just until combine.

  4. Stir in lime zest, lime juice and vanilla; pour in tube pan.  Bake for 75-80 minutes, until inserted toothpick comes out clean.  Remove from oven and cool in pan 15 minutes.  Slowly remove cake from pan and place on wire rack.

Lime Glaze:

  1. Whisk together lime juice, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.

  2. Brush glaze over the top and sides of cake.  Let cake cool completely, about an hour.

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