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Key Lime Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe


Key Lime Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
KEY LIME CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Blake Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1988.

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Ingredients
  • 3-1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2-1/4 sticks unsalted butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons key lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons very finely grated lime zest
  • Confectioners' sugar for garnish
  • Glaze:
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup key lime juice

Directions
  1. Have all ingredients at room temperature.
  2. Position oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325.
  3. Grease and flour a tube pan.
  4. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt then set aside.
  5. With electric mixer fitted with flat beater beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed.
  6. Add 3 cups sugar and beat until fluffy then stop mixer and scrape bowl occasionally.
  7. Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each addition then beat in vanilla and lime juice.
  8. Reduce speed to low then fold in flour, baking soda and salt mixture in 3 additions.
  9. Blend well after each addition just until smooth then stop mixer and scrape bowl.
  10. Fold in lime zest then spoon batter into prepared pan making sides higher than in center.
  11. Bake for 1-1/2 hours then cool upright in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
  12. Invert cake onto cooling rack with waxed or parchment paper placed underneath rack.
  13. Glaze cake on serving plate and dust with powdered sugar.

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Any thing with Key Lime is a definate winner. Have to try this one soon. New to me. Thanks for a great post.


I think this is a great recipe, thanks


I have been trying out Key Lime cake recipes and I haven't found the right one. I will definitely try this one real soon. I have no limes now! Jett


I'm always looking for recipes for our church teas this one should be a hit. THX :)


We had a fish fry at church Sat and someone made this delicious cake. I snuck a smidget of it to try(shame on me) and I was so wanting the recipe. Thank you for the share!


Oh this sounds so yummmy!


Just printed your recipe. I've been looking for a key lime pound cake recipe. Thanks for sharing. Will be trying this soon. :)


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