Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, key lime pound cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Key Lime Pound Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Key Lime Pound Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Our Key Lime Pound Cake somehow manages to be both substantial and airy—it's a textural dream. It's also infused with the zesty zing of fresh Key limes. That's thanks to both Key lime zest and Key lime juice, a dynamic, flavorful duo that really shines in this recipe. A sweet, moist, dense key lime pound cake drizzled with a tart key lime glaze.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook key lime pound cake using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Key Lime Pound Cake:

1. Take batter
2. Make ready 1 cup butter
3. Prepare 1/2 cup shortening - I used 1 cup
4. Take 3 cup sugar
5. Make ready 6 large eggs
6. Prepare 3 cup all-purpose flour
7. Take 1/2 tsp baking powder
8. Make ready pinch salt
9. Take 1 cup milk
10. Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
11. Make ready 1 tsp lime zest
12. Prepare 1/4 cup lime juice
13. Make ready glaze
14. Get 1 cup powdered sugar
15. Get 2 tbsp lime juice
16. Make ready 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

I was so looing forward to taking this Key Lime Pound Cake to our family Easter Dinner. Prepped all ingredients to room temperature and followed directions carefully. New Orleans native Charlie Andrews demonstrates on how to make a Homemade Key lime pound cake. This cake is made with real limes.

Steps to make Key Lime Pound Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
2. Stir together flour, baking powder, and 1/8 tsp. salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) tube pan.
3. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
4. Prepare Key Lime Glaze, and immediately brush over top and sides of cake. Cool completely (about 1 hour).
5. Glaze
6. Whisk together powdered sugar, fresh Key lime juice, and vanilla until smooth. Use immediately.

New Orleans native Charlie Andrews demonstrates on how to make a Homemade Key lime pound cake. This cake is made with real limes. This key lime pound cake will take you to The Keys. It's a tender and moist pound cake. Refreshing, the key lime flavor isn't overpowering.

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