KEY LIME POUND CAKE😍🙌
Ingredients :
1 c butter, softened
2 c granulated sugar
3/4 c buttermilk
1/3 c key lime juice
5 large eggs
3 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 t salt
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
green food coloring (optional)
Key Lime Buttercream Frosting:
1/2 c butter, softened
1 1/2 t key lime zest
1 t vanilla extract
1/8 t salt
2 c powdered sugar
3 T key lime juice
1-2 T milk
Directions:
Cake Layers:
Step1: Preheat oven to 350*F. Prepare 3 layered cake pans, 10″ tube pan, or 2 loaf pans. In small bowl, combine buttermilk and lime juice, set aside. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Step2: Add in eggs one at a time, beating well to fully combine. Combine flour, salt, baking soda and powder in separate bowl, stir to combine.
Step3: Add flour and buttermilk mixtures to butter mixture, alternating, starting and ending with flour. Do not overmix. Add in food coloring (to desired darkness), stir just to combine.
Step4: Spoon batter into prepared pan(s). Bake for 30 – 35 minutes (layered), 50-60 minutes (pound), testing with a toothpick for doneness.
Step5: Remove from oven and let rest in pans for 15 minutes before inverting onto cooling rack to cool completely.
Frosting:
Step6: Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
Step7: Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with key lime juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, and 1 tablespoon milk, beating at low speed until blended and smooth after each addition.
Step8: Beat in up to 1 tablespoon additional milk for desired consistency.