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KEY LIME POUND CAKE

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Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE

  • 3 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups butter, softened
  • 2 ½ cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons key lime zest
  • ¼ cup fresh key lime juice

FOR THE GLAZE

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup fresh key lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon key lime zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk or sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg until just blended.
  • Pour ⅓ of the flour mixture into the butter, sugar and eggs. Mix until just incorporated. Pour in ½ of the sweetened condensed milk and mix until just combined. Repeat the flour and condensed milk steps one more time, ending with the last ⅓ of the flour mixture, making sure to mix until just incorporated.
  • Add in 2 teaspoons key lime zest, 1 teaspoon vanilla and ¼ cup key lime juice. Mix again until combined.
  • Pour the batter into a well greased bundt pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Check for doneness with wooden skewers inserted into center of cake, making sure they come out clean.
  • Set right-side up on a wire rack and cool for 15-20 minutes. Remove from pan and continue to cool on wire rack.
  • Drizzle or brush glaze over top and sides of the cake. Continue to cool and let the glaze set up before cutting, which is about an hour.

FOR THE GLAZE

  • Whisk together the powdered sugar, ¼ cup key lime juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Whisk in 1 teaspoon key lime zest.