Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, key lime cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Key lime cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Key lime cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook key lime cake using 21 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Key lime cake:
- Prepare Cake
- Get 1 Butter for greasing pan
- Take 1 Flour for dusting pan
- Prepare 3 oz Package lime flavored jello
- Prepare 1 1/3 cup Granulated sugar
- Get 2 cup Sifted all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
- Prepare 1 tsp Baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp Baking soda
- Take 1 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- Get 3/4 cup Orange juice
- Prepare 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Prepare 5 large Eggs, slightly beaten
- Prepare Glaze
- Take 1/2 cup Key lime juice (from about 25 small key limes or 4 large regular limes
- Make ready 1/2 cup Confectioner's sugar
- Prepare Icing
- Get 1 stick Butter, room temperature
- Prepare 8 oz Package cream cheese, room temperature
- Get 1 lb Box of confectioner's sugar
The icing on the cake (literally) is a gorgeously silky and wonderfully tart Key lime glaze. Learn to make delicious Key Lime Cake by Edna De la Cruz with this easy to follow step by step tutorial. For full recipe visit my website. A summery layer cake recipe inspired by Key Lime Pie.
Instructions to make Key lime cake:
- For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and flour one 9x13x2 inch cake pan
- In a large mixing bowl mix the jello, granulated sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda stir to mix well
- Add the oil, orange juice, lemon juice, vanilla, and eggs mix until well combined
- Pour the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 35-40 minutes
- Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick or fork
- Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack
- For the glaze:
- While cake is still hot mix the lime juice and confectioner's sugar together well
- Pierce the cake all over with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better and pour it all over the cake
- Allow cake to completely cool as you prepare the icing
- For the icing:
- Cream the butter and cream cheese then beat in the confectioner's sugar until mixture is smooth and easy to spread
- Frost your cake then enjoy
Graham cracker studded cake layered with a tart key lime filling, billowy meringue and a graham cracker crumble. This key lime cake is so good because it's made from scratch using fresh key limes. I made this cake a few times for family gatherings, and for my husband. Recipe needs refinement for a better product. Bring the great flavor of key lime pie to a wonderful white cake.
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