Key Lime Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1/4 cup fresh key lime juice
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh key lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• whipped cream
• key lime slice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 beat butter and shortening at medium speed in an electric stand mixer until creamy.
• 3 gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• 5 in a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 6 add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 7 beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.
• 8 stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice.
• 9 pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• 10 bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• 11 cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• 12 glaze-whisk together the powdered sugar, lime juice, and vanilla until smooth; immediately brush over top and sides of cake.
• 13 cool completely (1 hour); garnish if desired.