Key Lime Bundt Cake

With fresh key limes and basic ingredients, you can make this tasty key lime bundt cake. It’s the perfect summer dessert for any occasion!

Do you love Key Lime Pie? Then you’ll love this easy Key Lime Bundt Cake Recipe! It’s perfect for dessert or a special breakfast treat. The citrusy lime flavor is delicious and refreshing, and this cake is light and fluffy.

Pound cake gets its name from the ingredients that are used: one pound each of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. This key lime pound cake recipe is a delicious variation on the classic, made with tart key limes and a creamy glaze. It’s perfect for summertime gatherings!

Wanna know how to make a Key Lime Pound Cake? Look no further! This recipe is simple and easy to follow, and the results are delicious. So break out your mixer and get baking! Your friends and family will love this cake.

Tips for Making the BEST Cakes

This easy key lime bundt cake recipe results in a delicious bundt cake with a tender crumb, but you should be aware of some cake baking basics.

• Make sure NOT to over-mix the batter if you want a light, fluffy cake.
• Spoon and carefully level your flour, do not pack the flour or eyeball it.
• For best results, use ingredients that are at room temperature.
• Do NOT open the oven door while baking.
• The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into it comes out clean.
• Allow your cake to completely cool before frosting.

How to Store Leftover Bundt Cake

Leftover cake should be wrapped tightly in cling wrap and left on your kitchen counter. If you wish to refrigerate the leftover cake, make sure to place it in an airtight container. Cake can be stored on the counter or in the fridge for up to five days.

Like many cakes, bundt cake freezes great! Wrap leftover cake tightly with plastic wrap, then place in a freezer bag or wrap over again with aluminum foil, and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight on your kitchen counter when ready to enjoy.

About the Ingredients for Key Lime Pound Cake

Butter – Unsalted butter will give you the best control over the amount of salt in the recipe. If all you have on hand is salted butter, omit half the added salt.

Sugar – Just plain white granulated sugar.

Eggs – Make sure you have room temperature eggs to start with.

Vanilla Extract – Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavour, but artificial is just fine too.

Lime – Use a fresh key lime for the best flavour. You can substitute with fresh lime but the flavour won’t be quite as good as it would be with key limes!

Flour – Spoon and level the flour when measuring it, otherwise you’ll wind up with a dense cake.

Baking powder – Leavens the cake, make sure it is fresh or still active before using.

Salt – Helps to balance all the flavours and make em shine.

Sour cream – Helps to make the cake rich and moist. Use full fat cream cheese for the best flavour.

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How to Make Key Lime Bundt Cake

Yields – 12 Servings | Prep Time: 12 minutes | Bake Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 cups Sugar
• 6 large Eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon Lime zest
• ¼ cup Key lime juice
• 3 cups All-purpose Flour
• ½ teaspoon Baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Sour cream

For the Frosting:

• 1 ¾ cups Powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons. Key lime juice
• ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons Heavy cream

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a bundt pan and set aside.

Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until light and creamy.

Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla extract and mix until fully combined.

Add the lime juice and zest and mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine.

Add half of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, and mix on medium speed.

Add the sour cream to the mixture and continue to mix on medium speed.

Add the remaining flour and mix until fully combined.

Pour the batter into the bundt pan, and bake for 1 hour and 25 min, or until a tester comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

Add your frosting ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer, and mix until combined.

Pour the frosting on top of the pound cake.

Top with lime zest