Key lime pound cake with cream cheese frosting recipe

Key lime pound cake with cream cheese frosting recipe
Cake:
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5 eggs
  • 3/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon sodium bicarbonate
  • 1 (3 ounce) package lime gelatin
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Icing:
  • 2/3 cup lime juice
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ounce cream cheese, softened
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 box powdered sugar
Directions.
  1. Preheat oven to 350 levels. Grease 3 8-inch cake pans or 1 9x13 inch pan.
  2. Put first 11 ingredients in large bowl and blend at low speed until moist. Beat two to four minutes at medium speed.
  3. Pour into prepared pan(s). Bake 30-40 minutes.
  4. Mix 2/3 cup lime juice and a pair ofOr3 cup powdered sugar. When cake comes from the oven and it is still warm, prick throughout with toothpick. Pour lime juice mixture over cake.
  5. Mix together cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar and blend well. Spread on cake.

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