LEMON-LIME POUND CAKE

Lemon-Lime Pound Cake image

Provided by bmxmama

Categories Dessert

Time 1h39m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temp
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
3/4 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage, plus
2 tablespoons carbonated lemon-lime beverage (about)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Spray 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick spray.
Whisk flour and salt in bowl to blend.
Using an electric mixer ( I use my kitchen aid large bowl mixer) beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
Gradually beat in sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs 1 at a time until until combined.
Add in 1 teaspoon each of lemon and lime peels.
Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternating with 3/4 cup of the lemon lime soda in 3 additions.
When all combined transfer batter to prepared bundt pan.
Bake cake until golden on top and tester comes out clean (about 1 hour 15 minutes).
Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes.
Turn cake out onto cake rack and cool completely.
Combine powdered sugar and reserved 1/2 teaspoon each of the lemon and lime peels in a bowl.
Whisk in enough of the remaining 2 tablespoons of soda to form a thick enough frosting to drizzle over the cake.