Best Cherry Lemon Limeade Cake Recipes

CHERRY LIMEADE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix with oil, water, eggs and dry Kool-Aid; mix on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour cake batter into a 9 X 13 pan and bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Heat limeade concentrate in microwave about 2 minutes until hot; dissolve lime Jello in limeade. Using chopsticks or wooden skewers, poke a LOT of holes all over the still-warm cake. Slowly pour the limeade-jello mixture over the cake, allowing the cake to absorb the liquid. Cover and chill 2 to 3 hours, until cake is cold.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, instant vanilla pudding mix, cherry jello and cherry extract. Beat with electric mixer until smooth and gelatin is mostly dissolved. Fold in Cool Whip and frost cake.

CHERRY LEMON LIMEADE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, baking soda and salt to combine. Add remaining ingredients and mix on medium speed till smooth.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 8 inch round cake pans with butter flavor no stick spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Pour batter evenly into the 3 pans and tap to remove air bubbles.
• 3. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes on center oven rack. Turn or rotate pans to make sure they cook evenly.
• 4. Let cakes cool about 15 minutes in the pans. Loosen the sides by running a butter knife around the pan. Invert one cake onto cake plate and invert the other two on a wire rack, remove parchment paper and cool completely.
• 5. To make the frosting: Whip all ingredients except cherry pie filling and one tsp. of the zest together until light and fluffy. Adjust powdered sugar amount if needed.
• 6. Frost bottom layer then place layer on top of bottom and repeat till all three layers are frosted. Spoon cherry pie filling on top of cake and sprinkle with reserved zest. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

CHERRY LIMEADE

Steps:

• Chill all ingredients before mixing.
• When cold, combine the lemon-lime soda, lime juice, sugar, cherries with their juice and lime slices in a large pitcher and stir. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Serve with a ladle, getting cherries and limes in each serving.

CHERRY LIMEADE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, soda, oil, egg whites and 1 tablespoon grated lime peel with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir gelatin into boiling water, stirring for 2 minutes to completely dissolve gelatin. Poke cake every inch with tines of meat fork or table knife. Pour cherry mixture slowly over cake, allowing mixture to fill holes in cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour longer.
• In small bowl, mix frosting and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel. Spread evenly over cake. Top each serving with a cherry and a lime twist. Store loosely covered.

CHERRY LIMEADE CAKE-ANNETTE'S

Steps:

• 1. FOR CAKE: Preheat oven according to cake mix package directions depending on the type of cake pans you are using. I used non-stick 9" Rachel Ray cake pans and baked my cakes at 325° for 25 minutes.
• 2. Combine cake mix, melted butter, eggs, milk and cherry juice. Mix on low speed for 30 second and then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in chopped cherries.
• 3. Divide into greased cake pans evenly. I baked 4 cakes. Each pan got 2 1/2 cups of cake batter. I baked them 2 cakes at a time.
• 4. Bake cakes according to cake mix directions and the type of pan you are using. Mine baked at 325° for 25 minutes. I rotated the cake pans half way through cooking time.
• 5. Cool cakes in cake pans for 10 minutes, then remove them to cooling racks to cool completely before frosting.
• 6. FOR FROSTING: Beat room temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar, lime juice and kool-aid until smooth.
• 7. Mix in marshmallow cream and beat until combined. Fold in cool-whip. Refrigerate until ready to frost cake.
• 8. Once cakes are cooled, start with first layer. Spread a small amount of frosting on first layer, add second cake and more frosting. Continue until you get to the last layer. When adding the last layer, place it upside down so the top layer is flat. You want the bottom of the last cake facing up.
• 9. Frost the top of the last layer of the cake. Now start to frost the sides of the cake working down and around. Spin the plate so you are smoothing the frosting as you go. Use an icing spatula or offset spatula for this process.
• 10. Decorate the top of the cake with lime wedges, cherries with stems and straws if you'd like. This gives the appearance of "Cherry Limeades", otherwise just leave plain. Refrigerate cake overnight before serving for best results. If you don't have time for this, chill it for AT LEAST 4-6 hours. The longer the better. Slice carefully and Enjoy!

STRAWBERRY-CHERRY LEMON LIMEADE

Steps:

• Blend the strawberries with 2 cups of the sugar and 2 cups water in a blender.
• To a large vessel, add the remaining 2 cups sugar and 5 1/2 quarts (22 cups) water and mix to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice, lime juice, strawberry puree and cherries with their juice and mix; add more sugar if desired. Chill thoroughly.
• To serve: Fill glasses with ice and top up with the strawberry-cherry lemon limeade.