Key Lime Cake I recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons grated key lime zest
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup key lime juice

Nutrition Info

205.6 calories
carbohydrate: 30.2 g
cholesterol: 51.3 mg
fat: 8.7 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 2.8 g
saturatedFat: 5.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 202.4 mg
sugar: 17 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cream together the butter or margarine and 3/4 cup sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Separate the eggs. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, and add the key lime zest.

  2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add these dry ingredients to the egg butter mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup key lime juice.

  3. Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the batter.

  4. Pour batter into a well greased 10 inch Bundt pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), or until cake tests done. Cool cake for 10 minutes in pan, and then invert onto cooling rack.

  5. To Make Key Lime Glaze: Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup key lime juice. Simmer over medium low heat until a light syrup forms, this should take approximately 5 minutes. Use glaze immediately. Pour over still warm cake.

Recipe Yield

1 - 10 inch Bundt cake

Recipe Note

Key limes give flavor and a tangy twist to this delicious, buttery glazed-cake recipe.

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