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Pound Cake: Key Lime Pound Cake With Lime Glaze

Source of Recipe


billk54






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter
  
• 1/2 cup shortening
  
• 2 cups granulated sugar
  
• 5 eggs
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1/2 cup lime juice
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• Glaze:
  
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1/4 cup butter
  
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
   
   
2. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour and baking powder. Cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Stir in key lime juice and vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn it out onto wire rack. While warm, prick top of cake with toothpick. Pour Key Lime Glaze over warm cake. Cool completely.