Key lime cake

Name: Key lime cake
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Butter for greasing pan; 1 Flour for dusting pan; 3 oz Package lime flavored jello; 1 1/3 cup Granulated sugar; 2 cup Sifted all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp Baking soda; 1 1/2 cup Vegetable oil; 3/4 cup Orange juice; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract; 5 large Eggs, slightly beaten; 1/2 cup Key lime juice (from about 25 small key limes or 4 large regular limes; 1/2 cup Confectioner's sugar; 1 stick Butter, room temperature; 8 oz Package cream cheese, room temperature; 1 lb Box of confectioner's sugar

Ashlee @cook_2724615

This is ridiculously good All my family and friends love it!

Ashlee @cook_2724615

This is ridiculously good All my family and friends love it!

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Ingredients

1 hour 15 mins

12 servings

Cake
1Butter for greasing pan
1Flour for dusting pan
3 ozPackage lime flavored jello
1 1/3 cupGranulated sugar
2 cupSifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tspSalt
1 tspBaking powder
1 tspBaking soda
1 1/2 cupVegetable oil
3/4 cupOrange juice
1 tbspLemon juice
1/2 tspVanilla extract
5 largeEggs, slightly beaten
Glaze
1/2 cupKey lime juice (from about 25 small key limes or 4 large regular limes
1/2 cupConfectioner's sugar
Icing
1 stickButter, room temperature
8 ozPackage cream cheese, room temperature
1 lbBox of confectioner's sugar

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Steps

1 hour 15 mins

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For the cake:
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Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and flour one 9x13x2 inch cake pan
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In a large mixing bowl mix the jello, granulated sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda stir to mix well
4

Add the oil, orange juice, lemon juice, vanilla, and eggs mix until well combined
5

Pour the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 35-40 minutes
6

Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick or fork
7

Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack
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For the glaze:
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While cake is still hot mix the lime juice and confectioner's sugar together well
10

Pierce the cake all over with a fork to allow the glaze to soak in better and pour it all over the cake
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Allow cake to completely cool as you prepare the icing
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For the icing:
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Cream the butter and cream cheese then beat in the confectioner's sugar until mixture is smooth and easy to spread
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Frost your cake then enjoy

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Ashlee @cook_2724615

on July 09, 2013 23:01

My name is Ashlee I absolutely love cooking and baking I especially love when my food puts a smile on someone's face :) if you have any questions feel free to message me