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Key Lime Pound Cake-a nice change up from the same old lemon!

Key Lime Pound Cake-a nice change up from the same old lemon!

So who gets all green for St. Patty’s Day? Honestly, I’m really not that into the holiday. When we were kids it was fun to go around pinching people who forgot to wear green but otherwise…it’s just another day. There is a big bonus to the holiday and that the food. I love any excuse to eat special food, especially sweets so I was all in when Jen from Jen’s Favorite Cookies invited me to participate in a St. Patty’s post.

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

2. Mini Banoffee Pie Tarts by Kelly at Kelly Bakes
3. Chocolate Bailey’s MousseTart from Nancy at Gotta Get Baked
4. Irish Carbomb Cupcakes from Susan at Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
5. Pistachio Caramel Cookies from Jen at Jen’s Favorite Cookies
6. Guinness Stout Mini Bundt Cake from Shanna at Pineapple and Coconut
8. Bailey’s Irish Cream Cheese Trifle from Anita at Hungry Couple NYC
9. Key Lime Pie Ice Cream from Renee at Magnolia Days
10. Pistachio Mousse Cups from Kim at Cravings of a Lunatic
11. Irish Eggs Benedict from Isabelle Crumb Blog
12. St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Stack from Angie at Big Bears Wife
13. Guinness Chocolate Cake from Jen at Juanita’s Cocina
14. Irish Potato Oatmeal Bread from Sarah at What Smells So Good
Key Lime Pound Cake-a nice change up from the same old lemon!
 
 

Key Lime Pound Cake

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

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place rack in lowest position. Grease and flour a bundt pan or 2 loaf pans.
  2. In small bowl, combine buttermilk and lime juice, set aside.
  3. 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.
  4. Remove from oven and let rest in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto cooling rack to cool completely.
  5. 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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When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  1. Rachel Willis says

    I totally agree with the whole “Not gonna pay that much when I can make a cupcake just as good” philosophy. One, OK. Because I like to support local, too. This is pretty amazing-looking pound cake!

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  9. Erin D. says

    What a great color! And I love lime cupcakes. There’s an Epicurious recipe out there and it’s absolutely amazing but I’ll have to give this a try! Sounds and looks perfect for any day. 🙂

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  10. Kamila Gornia says

    Gorgeous cake, the color is so intense! Makes it so perfect for ST Patty’s day for sure. Nice recipe!
    I saw this post on the Tuesday Talent Show linky party. I’d love for you to check out a recipe I linked up too, it’s perfect for Pi Day tomorrow- it’s a traditional Polish Apple Pie called Szarlotka but with less sugar than original. Hope you have a great rest of your day, dear! 🙂

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  16. Kim Swenson says

    Ok, I made this wonderful looking cake yesterday and sadly it is very dry and not much flavor except for the frosting. Was there supposed to be a little oil in it or something? It looked beautiful and smelled really good while it was baking. I followed the recipe to the T. Any suggestions?

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