Mmmm tart and sweet Key Lime Pound Cake with a tart and tasty lime pound cake icing is a perfect refreshing treat.
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This traditional pound cake is a spin off from my fan favorite Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe and I love how it turned out.
It's smooth and velvety, just how from scratch pound cakes should be. I do love to serve this recipe room temperature but I find it's even better when chilled in the refrigerator. Yum, it's fantastic.
Bake in loaf pans or a bundt pan you can't go wrong. This is truly a perfect pound cake recipe. Add a Key Lime Glaze with fresh lime zest. Your sweet tooth will thank you!
Making a glaze for pound cake is really quick and easy, I'll show you all those tips below in the directions.
Ingredient Shopping List
- Butter
- Sugar - Dixie Crystal
- Cream Cheese
- Eggs
- Salt
- Vanilla Extract
- Lime Juice - Melissa's Produce
- Lime Zest - Melissa's Produce
- All Purpose Flour
- Powdered Sugar - Dixie Crystal
- Key Lime Flavor
Supplies Needed
- Stand Mixer OR Hand Mixer
- Mixing Bowl
- Loaf Pans or Bundt Pan
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Silicone Spatula
How to make Key Lime Pound Cake
Gather all the necessary ingredients and supplies needed. Allow Butter to soften by allowing the butter to sit on the counter for an hour and using room temperature eggs also is a good idea as well.
I recommend weighing the sugar and flour with a kitchen scale if at all possible. This ensures that the correct amount is added. Adding too much can result in a dry pound cake and adding too little will cause additional time in baking and different texture.
Preheat oven and let's start to make this wonderful delicious recipe, I think it's the best pound cake for so many reasons.
Cream Butter and Cream Cheese together until smooth. Then slowly adding sugar and alternate with eggs. Allow mixture to combine before adding more.
Add vanilla, lime juice, zest and salt before carefully adding flour a little at a time at medium speed. You will want to use a silicone spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl down ensuring everything is mixed together.
This recipe will make 2 loaf pans or 1 Bundt pan and cook for the same length of time. Make sure to grease and flour pans to ensure the cake comes out easily. You can also place a piece of parchment paper in loaf pans as well.
Divide cake batter evenly into 2 loaf pans or in 1 Bundt Pan and bake
Bake for an hour and 15 minutes and use a toothpick inserted into the center to test for doneness. Toothpick should come out clean or with dry crumbs.
Allow to cool for a couple minutes before removing from pan to a cooling rack to cooled completely.
How to make Pound Cake Glaze
Making a glaze is quick and simple. A simple glaze of powdered sugar, butter and lime juice is perfect. You could also add more lime zest. It's beautiful!
Drizzle glaze on cake and enjoy!
It's fun to add some fresh berries when serving, it's truly a delight to the tastebuds with the tangy, sweet, and velvety smooth pound cake.
More Moist Pound Cake Recipes
Key Lime Desserts
Key Limes are fantastic and making anything with the tart juices are fantastic from lime cake recipes to pound cake with a glaze. And even a no bake Key Lime Pie too. Key Lime Juice has a wonderful flavor for any recipe. Here are a few more of our favorites!
Frequently Asked Questions
Let me help you answer those common questions that I get from others! This may help you should you have any problems while making this recipe!
Pound Cake will last 3 to 4 days while stored on the counter. Make sure to properly seal and cover so bread doesn’t dry out.
Freezing Pound Cakes are a great way to preserve them and save for later. Enjoy one loaf now and freeze the other. Freeze for up to 3 months. Wrap cooled cake in plastic wrap and then foil before freezing.
Pound cake will be dry if too much flour is used. Measure ingredients properly or weight for best results. A kitchen scale is ideal, however adding air into flour before measuring by stirring or using a whisk also helps to get a more accurate measurement.
Pro Tips for making Pound Cake
- Grease loaf pans with both butter or Crisco AND flour will help to release the pound cake from the pan. I also recommend this when using a bundt pan too.
- Oven Temperatures can vary. If needed cover top of pans with aluminum foil (shinny side down) to help keep the top from browning too much.
- Use a toothpick or long skewer when testing cake. If toothpick comes out clean, the cake is done!
- Use a knife to loosen edges of pound bread in loaf pan if needed.
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Key Lime Pound Cake
Ingredients
Key Lime Pound Cake
- 1¼ cups Butter - Softened Butter
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese - Softened
- 3 cups Sugar - Granulated White Sugar
- 6 Eggs - Room Temperature
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 tablespoons Lime Zest
- 2 tablespoons Lime Juice
Key Lime Glaze
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 4-6 tablespoons Lime Juice - Enough to reach desired consistency.
Instructions
Key Lime Pound Cake
- Allow Butter, Cream Cheese and Eggs to sit out for an hour to reach room temperature for best results.
- Preheat Oven to 325F Degrees
- Grease and Flour 2 Loaf Pans or 1 Bundt Pan and set aside
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, add the room temperature Butter and Cream Cheese. Beat together until light and fluffy. This shoud take about 2 minutes.
- Slowly add the Sugar and Eggs, alternating between them, making sure the eggs get fully mixed into the batter before adding more.
- Add the Vanilla Extract, Lime Juice, Lime Zest and Salt and mix to combine.
- Little by little, add Flour to the batter.
- Divide batter evenly between 2 loaf pans, or pour batter into 1 prepared Bundt Pan.
- Bake at 325F degrees for 75-80 Minutes. As every oven cooks a little different make sure to check at 70 minute mark.
- Allow the Pound Cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
Key Lime Glaze
- Mix the Butter and Powered Sugar in a mixing bowl, then add the Lime Juice. This will be thin. If you prefer a thicker glaze, add more powdered sugar. Drizzle over top of warm cake and allow to run down sides.
Notes
| Ingredient | Volume | Weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Purpose Flour | 1 Cup | 120g | 4.5 oz |
| Granulated White Sugar | 1 Cup | 198g | 7 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 1 Cup Packed | 213g | 7.5 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 1 Cup | 113g | 4 oz |
| Baking Powder | 1 teaspoon | 6g | .25 oz |
| Baking Soda | 1 teaspoon | 6g | .25 oz |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon | 6g | .25 oz |
| Butter | 1 Cup (2 Sticks) | 227g | 8 oz |
- Store: This Key Lime Pound Cake will last 3 to 4 days while stored on the counter. Make sure to properly seal and cover it with plastic wrap, or store it in an airtight container so it doesn’t dry out.
- Freezing: Freezing Pound Cakes is a great way to preserve them and save them for later. Enjoy one loaf now and freeze the other. Freeze for up to 3 months. Wrap your cooled cake in plastic wrap and then foil before freezing.
Nutrition Disclaimer
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Radha
The most amazing cake! Yummy flavors and thanks for great tips! We devoured this cake and thanks for the recipe.
Inger
So very pretty and key lime is a favorite flavor!
Lisa Kerhin
I found my Easter dessert!!
Hezzi-D
I bet this has that sweet and tart flavor that I love so much! I can't wait to make it!
Dorothy Reinhold
I love Bundt cakes! They are always perfectly moist and delicious.
Cindy
Thanks for the tips for making moist pound cake. Yours looks fantastic!
Karen's Kitchen Stories
Love this beautiful cake! And the icing pour photo is fabulous!
Jolene
This pound cake would not last 3 to 4 days on the counter or otherwise at my house 😉 Love the idea of serving it with some fresh berries!