Key Lime Pound Cake-a nice change up from the same old lemon!
We have this little cupcake bakery here in town. They make the most unbelievable Key Lime Cupcakes. I’d eat them by the dozen if I could afford to. Sadly, the bakery has overhead, blah, blah, blah and one cupcake is about $2.50. Two cupcakes for $5.00, sorry, no way. And they’re tiny. The cake part doesn’t even fill up the paper wrapper. I’m glad they’re doing well, I do try to support local, I’m just not going to shell out the bucks for something I can make myself.
I’m still trying to replicate their cupcakes but I did come up with this fantastic Pound Cake. The flavor is almost identical to those sweet little cupcakes. The cake is just denser, definitely a pound cake. I even found real Key Lime Juice at the store so I didn’t have to squeeze harm any Key Limes in the making of this cake.
Be sure to check out all the other wonderful recipes my friends have made for St. Patty’s.
1. Key Lime Pound Cake by Joan at Chocolate Chocolate & More
14. Irish Potato Oatmeal Bread from Sarah at What Smells So Good
Key Lime Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup key lime juice
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- green food coloring (optional)
for the glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons key lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place rack in lowest position. Grease and flour a bundt pan or 2 loaf pans.
- In small bowl, combine buttermilk and lime juice, set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. 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. Add flour and buttermilk mixtures to butter mixture, alternating, starting and ending with flour. Do not overmix. Add in food coloring, stir just to combine. Spoon batter into prepared pan(s). Bake for 50-60 minutes, testing with a toothpick for doneness.
- Remove from oven and let rest in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto cooling rack to cool completely.
- Prepare glaze by combining powdered sugar and lime juice to a thick pouring consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake. Let cake set for 30 minutes before serving.
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Christopher-Duluth says
Just Curious: Have ANY posters on here actually tried the cake. Yes, it looks and sounds great. But, is it? Please, provide feedback from those that have tasted it and not only from those that think its “pretty”. Loveya/meanit
Donna says
I made this cake yesterday, the only change I made was to add 2 teaspoons of key lime extract and lime zest to both the cake and icing. Added no food coloring. It is WONDERFUL!!!
Dina says
i’m all about key lime these days! sounds delish.
Neela says
Lovely cake.
Brenda says
Is there a substitute for key lime juice? I haven’t been able to find it.
Joan Hayes says
Just use regular lime juice, no one should be able to tell the difference.
Peggy says
This cake looks soooo good, I’m going to bake this one for sure, the recipe sounds great. Thank you.
Joan Hayes says
Thanks Peggy, I hope you enjoy it!
dawn@joyfulscribblings says
Loved this recipe! I omitted the green food coloring though. Shared your link on my blog https://www.joyfulscribblings.com/2013/07/key-lime-love/ . Thanks for sharing!
Tina says
I was wondering where you buy key lime juice? I can find lime juice but not key lime.
Joan Hayes says
I found mine at Publix.
Bobbi Kennedy says
if I don’t use any food coloring will it still be green at all.?
Joan Hayes says
No, without the food coloring this cake would look more like a vanilla pound cake as the lime juice is almost colorless.
Michelle @ The Gathering of Friends says
Your cake looks amazing, and the mint green color is beautiful! I just had to feature your unique recipe in my blog post today “20 Amazing Desserts for St. Patrick’s Day” Here is the link, I hope you can stop by and visit! https://returntothetable.net/recipes/20-amazing-desserts-for-st-patricks-day/
Donna says
I made this recipe yesterday (two loaf pans) and went full color for St. Patrick’s! Instead of the glaze, I made an agave whipped cream and hubby loved it.
jane says
I’m from a little GA town. Where are you from? LOVE the Key Lime recipe!
melinda acord says
I made this cake yesterday and although it looked and smelled wonderful it was jut a bit dry. I was hoping that storing it in an air tight container overnight would help with this sadly it’s still a bit on the dry side. I may try to bake again and use small pans or as cup cakes to cut baking time and see if it helps …I really want to like this cake
Joan Hayes says
I’m sorry it didn’t turn out as you’d hoped. Cakes usually dry out when over baked. Maybe reduce the baking time by 5-10 minutes.
Carol says
Can you tell me which store you found the key lime juice in, and which section of the store? Thanks!
Joan Hayes says
I’ve found the Key Lime juice in both Walmart and Kroger. It’s usually right by the lemon juice.
joel says
I made this at my wife’s behest, and it is pretty fantastic. I skipped the food coloring though. Gracias!
Joan Hayes says
Glad you enjoyed it. Food coloring should always be optional.
Joann says
Can’t wait to try this one!!!
What about using true lime crystals instead
Of the lime juice? We have access to this in
Missouri
Joan Hayes says
I’ve never heard of lime crystals but if it’s adding the lime flavor it should work just fine in place of the lime juice. You will want to add some water (the amount of the lime juice called for) to keep the right consistency of the batter.
MARTHA VANCE says
I have a recipe for apricot nectar pound cake but the inside is neon green and it is fantastic. My kids when they were in 4h and much younger, entered it with the new name ‘NEON POUND CAKE’. Needless to say the judges were in for a surprise when they cut into the pound cake. The flavor is delicious but I used green lime jello…..dry…..added to my cake mix and it is out of this world. If you wanted to sub the dry jello for the food coloring it might give that added lime flavor too. ***Note any dry jello can be added to a pound cake or cupcakes to get your desired color. Strawberry, orange, lemon, cherry, black berry, and others….but they all come out almost being NEON….they are beautiful. Just a suggestion…but your cake looks delicious and I am going to try it.
susan smith says
Can someone please help me make this GF, egg free and dairy free?