Key Lime Mousse Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (9 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 egg
• 1 cup frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 1 (12 ounce) container cool whip, thawed
• 1 (3 1/3 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding and pie filling mix
• 1 lime
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*.
• 2 grease and flour 9" springform pan. in small batter bowl, combine cake mix and flour, mix well using whisk. add water and egg; whisk till smooth.
• 3 pour batter into pan.
• 4 bake 25-28 m inutes till toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 5 remove from oven to wire rack and cool completely. leave cake in pan.
• 6 brush cake with 1/2 cup of the limeade concentrate (thawed).
• 7 attach large star tip to pastry bag, fill with 1 cup of cool whip and set this aside in refrigerator to decorate later.
• 8 in medium microwave safe bowl, micro cream cheese on high 30 seconds or softened. whisk till smooth.
• 9 gradually add remaining limeade concentrate, whisking until smooth. add remaining whipped topping and pudding mix, mix till smooth with spatula.
• 10 spoon filling over cake, spread evenly using small spreader.
• 11 zest lime, then slice lime thinly, cut slices in half.
• 12 if desired, you may grate chocolate morsels on hand grater, over filling.
• 13 run a smooth blade knife around inside of cake and release collar.
• 14 use reserved cool whip that is in pastry bag to pipe design around top edge of cake.
• 15 place lime halves between design (stars) and sprinkle lime zest over cake.
• 16 tastes better if you chill cake for 1 hour before serving.