Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 325 then grease and flour a tube pan.
  • Mix flour and baking powder then cream butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs one at a time.
  • Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixing just until incorporated.
  • Stir in key lime juice and vanilla extract then pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in pan 10 minutes then turn out onto wire rack.
  • While warm prick top of cake with toothpick and pour glaze over warm cake.
  • To make glaze combine sugar, butter and key lime juice then bring to boil.
  • Continue to boil stirring constantly for 1 minute then remove from heat.
  • Cool cake completely before cutting.

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    " It was excellent "
    meals4abby ate it and said...
    Wow, pound cake and key lime! Does it really get any better than that?!
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  • angelgirl94 15 years ago
    Just printed your recipe. Now off to the store to buy the ingredients. :)
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    " It was excellent "
    henrie ate it and said...
    Wow sounds so good, saving this to make. I know it's going to be very yummie. Thanks for sharing, you have my 5
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    " It was excellent "
    kimmer ate it and said...
    Sounds delightful! Saving this one. Thanks.
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    " It was excellent "
    lacrenshaw ate it and said...
    Key lime makes me want to never stop eating, meow! My thanks and my five.
    Lorraine
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    " It was excellent "
    midgelet ate it and said...
    Loving lime too!
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    " It was excellent "
    joe1155 ate it and said...
    Wow. This is something I am going to bake soon.
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    " It was excellent "
    gagagrits ate it and said...
    I love key lime, this is a keeper. Thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    chefelaine ate it and said...
    Decadent, for sure!! HIGH FIVE! :+D
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    " It was excellent "
    aussie_meat_pie ate it and said...
    Just the name of this cake sounds yummy, it must be good for sure!
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