KEY LIME POUND CAKE

Key Lime Pound Cake image

Provided by troyh

Categories Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, at room temperature
2 teaspoons key lime juice (Floribbean brand)
2 teaspoons lime rind, finely grated
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup sour cream
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon key lime juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the sugar and butter.
Beat until light and fluffy.
Add key lime juice, lime rind and vanilla.
Add one egg at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Mix in sour cream.
Sift in flour and baking soda.
Mix to blend thoroughly.
Spoon batter into a greased 10" Bundt pan or tube pan.
Bake for 60-65 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes before turning cake out of pan.
Meanwhile, make the glaze by combining confectioners' sugar and key lime juice.
Mix until smooth.
Pour glaze over warm cake.
Let cool completely before serving.