Best Key Lime Cream Cake Recipes

KEY LIME POUND CAKE WITH KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE ICING RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Cover inside of 10 inch tube pan with non-stick spray. My pan is 10 1/2″ and it's just fine. Set aside. Using a stand-up mixer or electric hand-held, beat the butter well until light in color and fluffy. Add the sugar and again beat well for at least 5 minutes. I use a stand up mixer and beat the mixture 10-15 minutes. I don't like a "grainy" cake. One at a time add the eggs and beat only until the yellow disappears. Stir juice, milk, zest and vanilla together. Now mixing by hand, gradually flour to the butter-egg mixture alternating with the key lime juice and milk mixture. Begin and end with flour. Mix well but just enough to incorporate all ingredients. You don't want a tough pound cake! Pour evenly into the tube pan and tap pan on the counter to loosen any air bubbles. Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a cooling rack for 15-20 minutes in the pan then transfer from pan to cooling rack and allow to cool another hour or until completely cool. The cake is far better the following day or 2 days later. Make the icing. Using a hand mixer beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until well mixed. Add confectioner's sugar and beat well until completely smooth and fluffy. Add key lime juice, zest and vanilla and mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Ice cake. This makes quite a bit of icing. After icing the entire pound cake I fill the middle hole with the excess icing. When the cake is served icing can be taken from the middle and dolloped along the side the slice of cake.

KEY LIME-COCONUT CREAM BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, mix cracker crumbs, brown sugar and 3 tablespoons butter; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and whipping cream, about half at a time, beating just until blended. Add 4 teaspoons lime peel and 1/4 cup lime juice; beat just until blended. Stir in 1 cup coconut.
• Sprinkle half of crumb mixture in bottom of pan. Spoon half of batter over mixture in pan; spread evenly. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture; top with remaining batter.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, stir powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon lime peel and 4 to 5 teaspoons lime juice. Spoon glaze over top of cake. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons coconut. Cut with serrated knife.

KEY LIME CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans (dark or nonstick pans not recommended). Line pans with waxed paper. Grease waxed papers and sides of pans; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Spread 2/3 cup of mixture in each pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, lime juice mixture, softened butter, 2 teaspoons lime peel and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch rounds 36 to 43 minutes, 9-inch rounds 32 to 38 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Run sharp knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack, placing cakes crumb-mixture-side-up and removing waxed paper from tops of cakes. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• To make Creamy Key Lime Filling and Frosting, in small bowl, stir together condensed milk, 2 teaspoons lime peel and 1/2 cup lime juice; set aside. Beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Fold milk mixture into whipped cream just until blended.
• Place 1 layer, crumb side up, on serving plate. Spread with 1 cup filling to within 1/4 inch of edge. Add second layer, crumb side up; frost side and top of cake with remaining filling. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

KEY LIME-CREAM CHEESE CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, reserve 1 cup of the dry cake mix for the topping; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and 1 egg until well combined. Press in bottom of pan; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour filling evenly over base in pan.
• With fork, mix reserved cake mix with pecans and 3 tablespoons softened butter until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over filling.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan at least 20 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle individual servings with powdered sugar.

MARGARITA CAKE WITH KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, egg whites, frozen margarita mix, vegetable oil, lime zest, and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center shows moist crumbs, 30 to 35 minutes. Cake will be very moist. Cool in the pan.
• To make frosting, beat the cream cheese and butter together until light and fluffy, and stir in the lemon peel and 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl thoroughly with a spatula after each addition. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake.

KEY LIME CAKE W/ CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS for Cake Prepare three 8 or 9 inch cake pans or 8x13 rectangle pan, by rubbing them with shortening and sprinkling with flour to cover each pan. Preset oven to 350 degrees, 325 for dark pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, put in the cake mix. Don't follow the cake recipe on the box, Instead, add the milk,oil,key lime juice,jello, and 4 large eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• NOTE: different cook times for round and rectangle pan Divide among the 3 prepared cake pans and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. If you use dark cake pans, bake at 325 degrees. IF you use a RECTANGLE PAN COOK FOR 45 TO 55 MINUTES
• Cool on baking racks until completely cooled
• DIRECTIONS for Frosting In a large bowl combine butter, Cream cheese and vanilla and beat until completely incorporated and smooth. I like to use my stand mixer but any mixer will do. This can also be done by hand but be very vigorous and take the time to get the nice, light loftiness that makes this frosting great. Add sifted powdered sugar a cup or so at a time and beat vigorously until smooth. You don't have to sift the sugar if it is powdery and not clumping. It is usually fine here in dry Colorado. I don't use a whole lb. usually about ¾ of a pound, just add till consistency and taste are right, It is best to refrigerate a bit. If it is too thick when it comes time to spread, add a little bit of milk.

KEY LIME POUND CAKE WITH KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Cover inside of 10 inch tube pan with non-stick spray. My pan is 10 1/2″ and it's just fine. Set aside.
• Using a stand-up mixer or electric hand-held, beat the butter well until light in color and fluffy. Add the sugar and again beat well for at least 5 minutes. I use a stand up mixer and beat the mixture 10-15 minutes. I don't like a "grainy" cake.
• One at a time add the eggs and beat only until the yellow disappears.
• Now mixing by hand, gradually add flour to the butter-egg mixture alternating with the key lime juice and milk. Begin and end with flour. Beat well but just enough to incorporate all ingredients. You don't want a tough pound cake!
• Pour evenly into the tube pan and tap pan on the counter to loosen any air bubbles.
• Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool on a cooling rack for 15-20 minutes in the pan then transfer from pan to cooling rack and allow to cool another hour or until completely cool.
• The cake is far better the following day or 2 days later.
• Key Lime Cream Cheese Icing
• ◾8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• ◾3-4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• ◾4 cups confectioner's sugar
• ◾1/4 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
• ◾2-3 teaspoons key lime zest
• ◾1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Using a hand mixer beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until well mixed.
• Add confectioner's sugar and beat well until completely smooth and fluffy.
• Add key lime juice, zest and vanilla and mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Ice cake.
• This makes quite a bit of icing. After icing the entire pound cake I fill the middle hole with the excess icing. When the cake is served icing can be taken from the middle and dolloped along the side the slice of cake.

KEY LIME-CREAM CHEESE CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, reserve 1 cup of the dry cake mix for the topping; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining cake mix, 1/2 cup melted butter and 1 egg until well combined. Press in bottom of pan; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour filling evenly over base in pan.
• With fork, mix reserved cake mix with pecans and 3 tablespoons softened butter until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over filling.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan at least 20 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle individual servings with powdered sugar.

KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray.
• Remove 1 cup of cake mix from the cake mix box and set aside in a small bowl for the topping.
• In a large bowl combine the remaining cake mix with 1 egg and a 1/2-cup melted butter. Mix well, and pat into bottom of the 9×13 greased pan. Set aside
• In a mixing bowl with electric mixer, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, egg yolks, and key lime juice until smooth. Pour filling over base mix in pan.